United States. A Rare Silver Manhattan Project Lapel Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with the obverse bearing a

with the obverse bearing a patinated bronze crossed rifle insignia

Constructed of gilded and brown-painted porcelain

the underneath of which is plain with three firing holes

This led to the award of the French Legion of Honor

with suspension ring on a sky blue and white ribbon

United States. A Rare Silver Manhattan Project Lapel Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with the obverse bearing aObverse 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