A vintageK.S.K.J. heritage Slovenian-American pinback pin - KSKJ stands for Kranjsko slovenska katoliska jednota - which translates in English to the American Slovenian Catholic Union. Founded in 1894 by early Slovenian immigrants in the United States (headquartered in Joliet, Illinois), this mutual-benefit and fraternal organization originally formed to provide life insurance, financial aid, and burial support for immigrant steelworkers and miners working dangerous industrial jobs. Approx 2.5"
