Auction 102
June Militaria & Autograph Auction
By Fairhill Auction LLC
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Jun 17, 2021
PO Box 85, Elk Mills, MD 21920, United States
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Join us for our June historical militaria and autograph auction featuring 581 lots of WWII memorabilia, autographs, and Americana.
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LOT 521:
KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN HERO CROSS
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Sold for: $440
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
550
Start price:
$
100
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN HERO CROSS
Named Knights of the Ku Klux Klan 1866 - 1915 Hero Cross medal, the obverse depicting Confederate general and early Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest at the center beneath a Klan hood and reads 'Duty Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche Forrest 1866 1915'. The medal is engraved on the top bar 'H.C. Moore'. The reverse of the medal reads 'Hero Cross Presented by the Knights Of The Ku Klux Klan (Inc) Authority Of William Joseph Simmons Imperial Wizard W & H Co Newark N.J.', the medal measures 1.375 inches square. With a separate top bar above the medal with a thin horizontal 'C' catch pin back. Two-piece construction.
