1953 HERALDIC ARMS OF O.A.S. NATIONS PLAQUE & 3 GOLD STANDARD OIL COMPANY PINS

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STANDARD OIL /
EXXON
EXECUTIVE WALL PLAQUE
1953 HERALDIC PLAQUE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF
AMERICAN
STATES.
GLASS AND WOOD FRAMED MOUNTED ALONG WITH
THREE 10K GOLD STANDARD OIL, CO. AND
EXXON
OIL COMPANY LAPEL PINS
STURDY, WELL FRAMED AND MOUNTED,
THIS PLAQUE OF WHITE METAL
IS EMBLAZONED WITH THE HERALDIC COATS OF ARMS OF 21 MEMBER NATIONS OF
THE ORGANIZATION OF
AMERICAN
STATES
IN RELIEF.
THE ARMS OF
LIMA
,
PERU
IS IN THE CENTER OF THE CONCAVE DEPRESSION OF THE PLAQUE, WITH THE TWENTY-ONE
O.A.S.
FOUNDING MEMBER STATE NATIONAL ARMS AND EMBLEMS ON THE SURROUNDING RIM. THE DATE (1953) AND THE INITIALS (C.W.H.) ARE RESPECTIVELY ENGRAVED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE ARMS OF THE CITY OF
LIMA
.
THE
ORGANIZATION OF
AMERICAN
STATES
IS AN INTER-CONTINENTAL ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1948. IT ORIGINALLY HAD 21 MEMBERS, THE ARMS/EMBLEMS OF WHICH ARE REPRESENTED ON THE WHITE METAL DISH. ALL 21 FOUNDING MEMBERS REPRESENTED INCLUDE
ARGENTINA
,
BOLIVIA
,
BRAZIL
,
CHILE
,
COLOMBIA
,
COSTA
RICA
,
CUBA
, THE
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC,
ECUADOR
, EL
SALVADOR
,
GUATEMALA
,
HAITI
,
HONDURAS
,
MEXICO
,
NICARAGUA
, PANAMA,
PARAGUAY
,
PERU
, THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
,
URUGUAY
, AND
VENEZUELA
. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGIONAL SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION AMONG IT'S MEMBER STATES, IS HEADQUARTERED IN
WASHINGTON
, D.C., AND TODAY INCLUDES ALL 35 INDEPENDENT MEMBER STATES OF THE
AMERICAS
.
ALSO INTEGRAL, MOUNTED UNDER THE WHITE METAL PLAGUE, ARE
THREE OIL COMPANY 10 KARAT YELLOW GOLD LAPEL PINS.
THE TWO STANDARD OIL CO. 10 KARAT GOLD LAPEL PINS
ARE FOR 20 YEAR AND 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, WITH A SINGLE DIAMOND CHIP (20 YRS) AND TWO DIAMOND CHIPS (30 YRS.). THEY MEASURE 14
MM
ACROSS AND HAVE THE NAME (STANDARD OIL, CO., N.J) ON A BLUE ENAMELED CIRCLE. THE YEARS OF SERVICE ARE ON A RED ENAMEL HORIZONTAL BAND.
THE 10 KARAT GOLD EXXON OIL COMPANY
LAPEL PIN
IS APPROXIMATELY 14
MM
ACROSS AND IS IN THE SHAPE OF THE EXXON NAME/LOGO.
THE BACKING IS RED FELT, WHICH SHOWS OFF NICELY THE GOLD PINS AND PLAQUE. THE WOOD FRAME IS 2
1/2
" DEEP, BACKED WITH MATTE BOARD, SCREWS, AND HAS AN ATTACHED WIRE FOR SECURE HANGING.
THE FRAME MEASURES 9 1/2" x 11
9/16
"
THE ENTIRE PIECE WEIGHS 2 LBS 1.8 OZS.