Last week Bob Fagaly asked about this token with a design relating to the Society of the Cincinnati. Readers were quick to respond. -Editor

"I saw the question about that token or medal with Cincinnatus on it. The image on the other side is the logo of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) so this is probably associated with one of their encampments. The presence of Cincinnatus could be reference to the city of Cincinnati which hosted two of the G.A.R.'s national encampments in the 19th century (1869 and 1898—but the encampment continued until the 1940s so there could be more).

"I can find examples this medal being connected with Cincinnati online but not actual proof of that connection. There were also numerous local, annual encampments that took place and the range of different medals is bewildering!

"Here's a link to an explanation of the symbolism in the logo from the G.A.R. museum in Lynn, Massachusetts: https://garlynn.org/gar-emblem/

"Here's a link to the publication that goes with the 1898 encampment in Cincinnati. I can't find any mention of the medal but it includes a list of the encampments up to that year: https://archive.org/details/officialcincinna00cinc/page/n34/mode/1up "

"The obverse image is from the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Membership Badge. The reverse image is from the souvenir medal for the GAR Encampment in Cincinnati in 1898. Bob Fagaly probably has the insert medal which came away from its 1898 souvenir surround. There are a number of these that can be found by Googling the Latin Legend. The GAR book by Floyd & Johnson is the standard reference work. Tom Casper has written the book on Schwaab"

"These pieces were the subject of a Collector's Universe message board post (c. 2018-2020) and were traced to being the inserts in G.A.R. encampment badges issued by Schwaab of Milwaukee."

Thanks, everyone! -Editor