US Army Command and General Staff College International Graduate Badge

Description

Offered is a US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC -- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) International Student Graduation Badge.
These badges appear to be pretty rare on the collector's market. This is actually the first one I have ever seen for sale since most of them leave the US when their recipients return home.
Many foreign militaries award badges or other insignia to their personnel who graduate from their national staff or war colleges.  The US has never done this for its own staff and war college graduates that I am aware of. In 1964, international students at CGSC requested that the US present them a graduation badge for CGSC.  That request was appoved and since 1964 CGSC has awarded a graduation badge to its international graduates.
CGSC estimates that there have been approximately 7,000 international graduates since the first internation student in 1894.  I do not know if there have been any retroactive awards to graduates from classes before 1964.
The badge is 2 inches in diameter.  The design reportedly is based on either a Kansas Corn Flower or a sunflower.  It has the "Leavenworth Lamp" in the center.  It looks a little similar to the US Army Staff Identification Badge.
The badge is in excellent overall condition with just some evidence of actual wear on the reverse.  I've attached photos for you to further evaluate the condition. Please consider these photos as part of my overall condition observations and if more photos are needed let me know, and I'll gladly send them your way.  I am including pictures of the obverse, reverse, and close up of the manufacturer's mark.
I also invite questions and reply the same day.
The winning bidder will receive the badge that is pictured.
Please see my other listings for other WW1 and WW2 items I am offering.