Membership badge for Liga Protectora Latina organization
DateMarch 26, 1915
MediumMetal, Satin
Dimensions8 x 2 in. (20.3 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPersonal Symbol
Catalog number1999.28.208
DescriptionMembership badge for Liga Protectora Latina - this was a benevolent / protective organization founded in the early 1910s to provide support, legal aid, etc. for Mexican-Americans in the Southwestern United States. This badge is made of metal and has a long ribbon attached that forms a backing. The uppermost metal portion of this badge is gold and ornate with ivory inset "PORTA ESTANDARTE". Along the bottom edge of this top piece are two small chains that attach to a medallion with a gold Mexican national eagle on top (the eagle is perched on prickly pear cactus with a snake in its beak). The Medallion's ivory inset has "LIGA - PROTECTORA - LATINA" at the top and "PHOENIX + ARIZONA" below. Middle shows set of scales labeled "CENTRAL SUPREMA".
The ribbon is green, white, and red in vertical stripes with metallic fringe at the bottom. The portion of the ribbon below the medallion and above the metallic fringe is marked in gold letters "LIGA PROTECTORA LATINA/ SUCURSAL No.1/ 3-26-15/ TEMPE, ARIZ."
Status
Not on view
April 1914
c. 1980
Tempe Police Department
April 1917
