Reproduction patch with Red Hand emblem

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A round, color patch with a red outspread hand on a white background, the emblem of the 157th French division, including the 371st and 372nd U.S. infantry troops, during World War I. This reproduction patch is composed of cotton and viscose rayon, with the red hand done by machine embroidery. The white circle is surrounded by a layer of red then blue. The back is blank.

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