Pin, Promotional
Pin, Promotional
Pin, Promotional

Pin, Promotional

Object number2015.42.19
Date1938
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Susan Muir
DescriptionCircular bronze-tone metal pin. Relief on front depicts a Patriarchal cross on the right and Saint Stephen in profile on the right. Saint wears a helmet with a cross on top, has a beard, and his head is surrounded by an halo.Dimensions2 x 0.875 in., 0.188 in. (5.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 cm)
InscriptionsRaised text in top right corner "SZT ISTVAN". Raised text on right edge at center "1938". Translation:
"SZT ISTVAN" = Saint Stephen in Hungarian.
Historical NotesPin depicting Stephen the I of Hungary who was also known as King Saint Stephen. Part of a collection of WWII-related artifacts from the military service of Gabe Torisky of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who served with the 99th “Checkerboard” Infantry Division during the Ardennes campaign in Belgium. Martin Gabriel "Gabe" Torisky was of Slovak ancestry and was born on November 11, 1911, in Uniontown, PA. He moved to Pittsburgh in the 1920s and was drafted and sent to 99th Division during World War II. The 99th Division is especially important in relation to Pittsburgh, as the Division was originally headquartered in the city in 1942, and the unit insignia, a black shield with a checkerboard band of nine alternating white and blue squares (for “99”) was derived from the coat of arms for William Pitt and thus, also the city seal of Pittsburgh, on which the checkerboard also appears. Donor Susan Muir is Gabe Torisky's daughter.
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