After Hattie Carnegie WW2 US Allies Patriotic Gold Pave and Diamond Cut Citrine Greek Charioteer and Four Horses 'Victory is Marching On' Pin

Description: gold plated base metal, rhinestones, faux citrine crystal
Marked: unsigned
Reference: The original Carnegie pin was shown in close-up - revealing a motto in Greek, meaning '[I] Helios will not be conquered' - in an advert for Block's, price $15.98, in the Indianapolis [IN] Star, 3 March 1941, p 2; and shown being worn in an advert for Davison Paxton, in the Atlanta Constitution, 5 Feb 1941, p 3; click thumbnail above to view advertisements. This pin is a contemporary copy of the design; for another example from the same date, signed Mosell, see DAZ1274. The iconography refers to the Greco-Roman sun god (Helios or Apollo) riding the sun across the heavens in a four horse chariot. The context was that Italy (allied to Germany) had invaded Greece in Oct 1940, but the Greeks had successfully pushed them back. Just after the celebratory Carnegie pin was released, however, in April 1941 German forces invaded, conquering Greece within a month. This probably explains why the motto was changed in these copies to be less specifically Greek-focused, and in English. ••Reference Links - daz1274
Condition: Excellent
Size: 3.125" x 3.125"
Price: US$1475 ' - see our Sales Policies (link below) for any shipping charges
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