US National Team Match Military & Naval Challenge Trophy Medal 1920′s.
BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE COMPANY. RE-RIBBON DRAPE TESTED U. The Mexican Service Medal is an award of the United States military which was established by General Orders of the United States War Department on December 12, 1917. The Mexican Service Medal recognizes those service members who performed military service against Mexican forces between the dates of April 12, 1911 and June 16, 1919. To be awarded the Mexican Service Medal, a service member was required to perform military duty during the time period of eligibility and in one of the following military engagements. Veracruz Expedition: April 21 to November 23, 1914. Punitive Expedition into Mexico: March 14, 1916 to February 7, 1917. Buena Vista, Mexico: December 1, 1917. San Bernardino Canyon, Mexico: December 26, 1917. La Grulla, Texas: January 8 – January 9, 1918. Pilares, Chihuahua: March 28, 1918. Nogales, Arizona: November 1-26, 1915, or August 27, 1918. El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: June 15 – June 16, 1919. The United States Navy issued the Mexican Service Medal to members of the Navy and Marines who participated in any of the above actions, as well as to service members who served aboard U. Naval vessels patrolling Mexican waters between April 21 and November 26, 1914, or between March 14, 1916, and February 7, 1917. The Mexican Service Medal was also awarded to any service member who was wounded or killed while participating in action any against hostile Mexican forces between April 12, 1911 and February 7, 1917. Although a single decoration, both the Army and Navy issued two different versions of the Mexican Service Medal. The Army Mexican Service Medal displayed an engraving of a yucca plant, while the Navy version depicts the San Juan de Ulúa fortress in Veracruz harbor. Both medals displayed the annotation “1911 – 1917″ on the bottom of the medal. The Mexican Service Medal was a one time decoration and there were no service stars authorized for those who had participated in multiple engagements. For those Army members who had been cited for gallantry in combat, the Citation Star was authorized as a device to the Mexican Service Medal. There were no devices authorized for the Navy’s version of the decoration. A similar decoration, known as the Mexican Border Service Medal also existed for those who had performed support duty to Mexican combat expeditions from within the United States. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
PRE-WW2 HONOR CROSS of the WORLD WAR 1914/1918 MEDAL CERTIFICATE 1935. PICTURE OF THE MEDAL IN THIS LISTING IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTING. The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly referred to as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross, was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar Republic, by an order dated 13 July 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during WW1. This was Germany’s first official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. Shortly after its issuance in 1934, the government of Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of WW1 and further forbade the continued wearing of most German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or their National Socialist organization. SIGNED AND OFFICIALLY STAMPED BY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GERMAN TOWN OF MAYEN. DIMENSIONS: 5 3/4″ x 8 1/4″. CREAM COLOR BOND PAPER. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.
Excellent condition as shown. Makers marked by Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia. Hallmarked “GF” for “Gold Filled”. Very hard to find medal in any condition from this early era, which I feel is the 1910′s to the 1930′s based on the makers mark. It has the original medal drape, but is missing the pin assembly. These WWI to WWII pin assembly’s are readily available, and would just need to be sewn into the ribbon after folding the two top portions together. We listed this in the condition it was received and don’t clean of “fix” our items to preserve their originality. Please see our other listings, and check back often as we typically list 30-50 high-end estate items each week with No Reserve!
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. We do not want your feed back. We want your repeat business. We get that by posting new items at a fair price. The Chief Commander Degree of the Legion of Merit Medal is, on a wreath of green laurel joined at the bottom by a gold bow-knot (rosette), a domed five-pointed white star bordered crimson, points reversed with v-shaped extremities tipped with a gold ball. In the center, a blue disk encircled by gold clouds, with 13 white stars arranged in the pattern that appears on the Great Seal of the United States. Between each point, within the wreath are crossed arrows pointing outwards. The overall width is. The words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” are engraved in the center of the reverse. A miniature of the decoration in gold on a horizontal gold bar is worn on the service ribbon. The Commander Degree of the Legion of Merit Medal is, on a wreath of green laurel joined at the bottom by a gold bow-knot (rosette), a five-pointed white star bordered crimson, points reversed with v-shaped extremities tipped with a gold ball. Between each star point, within the wreath, are crossed war arrows pointing outwards, representing armed protection to the Nation. A gold laurel wreath in the v-shaped angle at the top connects an oval suspension ring to the neck ribbon that is. Inches (49 mm) in width. The reverse of the five-pointed star is enameled in white, and the border is crimson. In the center, a disk for engraving the name of the recipient surrounded by the words “ANNUIT COEPTIS MDCCLXXXII”:a combination of the motto from the Great Seal, “He [God] Has Favored Our Undertakings”, with the date for the first award of a US decoration, the Purple Heart. An outer scroll contains the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A miniature of the decoration in silver on a horizontal silver bar is worn on the service ribbon. The neck ribbon for the degree of Commander is. Inches (49 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes. Inch (1.6 mm) white 67101; center. Inches (46 mm) crimson and. Inch (1.6 mm) white. The Officer Degree of the Legion of Merit Medal is similar to the degree of Commander except the overall width is. Inches (48 mm) and the pendant has a suspension ring instead of the wreath for attaching the ribbon. A gold replica of the medal. Inch (19 mm) wide, is centered on the suspension ribbon. The Legionnaire Degree of the Legion of Merit Medal and the Legion of Merit Medal issued to U. Personnel is the same as the degree of Officer, except the suspension ribbon does not have the medal replica. The ribbon for all of the decorations is. Inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes. Inch (1.6 mm) white; center. Inches (32 mm) crimson; and. The reverse of all of the medals has the motto taken from the Great Seal of the United States. ” (“He [God] has favored our undertakings”) and the date “. (1782), which is the date of America’s first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit. Now known as the Purple Heart. The ribbon design also follows the pattern of the Purple Heart ribbon. Additional awards of the Legion of Merit are denoted by oak leaf clusters. (in the Army, Air Force, and Space Force), and by. Inch (7.9 mm) gold stars. (in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard). The sea services (the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) awarded the Combat “V”. For wear on the LOM. The Army, Air Force, and Space Force do not authorize the “V” device for the Legion of Merit.
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WW1 USN Victory Medal Destroyer Bar.
An exceptionally rare piece. This is a very early Connecticut long service medal. What makes it so rare is that it is the Governor’s Guard Variant. They were very few of these awarded compared to the traditional award. In fact i cannot find an example of this age for sale on the internet or even a photo from a completed sale. Background case is not original and just used for photos and display, not included. This is a very early example i do not know when they were first issued but very roughly i would assume late 1890s early 1900s. This piece would date to ww1 era 1910s or 1920s. It exhibits a gold wrapped brooch/ the date bar is 15 years and marked sterling / the medal itself is marked Robbins Co Attleboro Mass Sterling in very small font, very early Robbins mark. The planchet is very heavy over an ounce by itself. It has the earlier dark blood red ribbon. Dont miss your chance to own a rare and historic medal. You just simply cant find these! The Governors Guards of Conneticut are one of the longest serving military units in US HISTORY. Broken into 2 companies of Foot Guard & 2 companies of Mounted Horse Guard. The foot guards can trace there history back to 1771 and the mounted guard date as far back in some form to 1658. Both units have saw extensive military service from the Pre Revolutionary War into the Revolutionary War and long beyond in the civil war, ww1 and many other conflicts. This is a chance to own a piece of history. The recipient of this medal no doubt served at least 15 years with one of the oldest and most historic units in American Military History. If interested much more info is available online! Check out my other medals and militaria!