US World War I Victory Medal with Five Bronze...
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This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid in Lancaster, Ohio. The auction has 5 days remaining. BidProwl's Flip Score puts it at 80/100, which scores well above the median for military surplus.
Description from HiBid
Battle Clasps and Edge Engraving. This is a United States World War I Victory Medal, a military service award established to recognize service in the United States Armed Forces between 1917 and 1918. The bronze medallion features the obverse design by James Earle Fraser, depicting a winged Victory figure holding a sword and shield. The reverse is inscribed THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION and lists the Allied nations around the perimeter, with a central fasces superimposed over a shield bearing the initials US. The medal is suspended from its original silk double-rainbow patterned ribbon. Five bronze battle clasps are attached to the ribbon, identifying the recipient's participation in major operations: SOMME, OFFENSIVE; CHAMPAGNE-MARNE; ST. MIHIEL; MEUSE-ARGONNE; and DEFENSIVE SECTOR. The r...
