United States. A Rare Silver Manhattan Project Lapel Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac awarded to military personnel for

awarded to military personnel for outstanding conduct during wartime or in a state of emergency

with suspension ring on a sky blue and white ribbon

with mid 20th century ribbon

Counter-attacks and searches ended when HMS Vimy sighted U-162 trying to escape on the surface

cased Grand Cross set of insignia

United States. A Rare Silver Manhattan Project Lapel Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac awarded to military personnel forObverse bearing the inscription MANHATTAN PROJECT A BOMB, with a castle on the bottom, reverse pin and catch with mark STERLING and WHITEHEAD & HOAG, 17. 06 mm, evidence of slight wear on obverse, extremely fine condition. Footnote: These pins were given to the workers who spent more than one year on the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the common name for what was officially known as the Manhattan Engineer District, the WWII activities