United States : Spanish War Service Medal (1898) (2 examples) Accession Number: REL25146.016

Description

United States Spanish War Service Medals (1898). The obverse of the medal is a Roman sword hanging on a tablet bearing the inscription 'FOR SERVICE IN THE SPANISH WAR'. The tablet is surrounded by a wreath, while the the sword is sheathed representing the service of the National Guard within the Continental United States, not in combat. The reverse bears the coat of arms of the United States over a scroll inscribed 'FOR SERVICE' surrounded by a wreath with the insignia of the Infantry at left, Artillery at the bottom and Cavalry at right. The suspender is a loose ring and the ribbon is emerald green with two gold 7mm stripes near each edge. One is impressed around edge '29702' and the other '1550'. They vary in size and finish.

Contextual Description

The Spanish War Service Medal was a United States military medal of the Army which was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on 9 July 1918 (40 Stat. 873). The medal recognizes those members of the Army who performed active duty during the Spanish-American War, but did not qualify for the Spanish Campaign Medal..

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Accession Number
REL25146.016
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: Bronze
Date Made
C 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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