Order of Indian Wars Badge. Gilt and Enamel. About Uncirculated. 44 mm x 85 mm (with ribbon). XRF tested as very low purity gold, typical of heavily plated items. Seven pointed red and blue enameled star with a crossed sword and arrow at top, suspended from a blue, yellow, white and red ribbon with a simple, functional pinback. Obv: Native American stands at center with a teepee to the right, a sunset to the left, ORDER OF INDIAN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES around, within a gold wreath, all atop a red seven-pointed star. Rev: center uninscribed, PATRIAM TUENS CIVILITATEM DUCENS around, seven different Native American tribe names each on an arm of the star. The ribbon is quite fresh and vibrant and the medal itself displays almost no signs of wear, the only notable mark being an enamel chip in the left most arm of the red star.The Order of Indian Wars of the United States (OIWUS) is a veterans organization open to those who had served in the various wars fought against Native Americans, and their male descendants.
