Medal, Military/American Defense

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Identifier2002-02-13_object_1081Parts2002-02-13_object_1081_012002-02-13_object_1081_02Accession Number2002-2-13Catalog Number2002-2-13/1081Object NameMedal, MilitaryDescriptionUSAAF American Defense Medal. Medal is suspended from a yellow grosgrain ribbon that is decorated with thin red, white, and blue stripes near each edge. The medal itself is round and made from bronze colored metal. Across the top it reads, "American Defense". It is decorated with a female Grecian figure symbolic of defense. She holds in one hand an ancient war shield in reverse and in her other hand, a sword above her head. She is standing on an oak branch with four leaves. On the back of the medal is an inscription. Straight pin and clasp on back of ribbon.MaterialMetalFabricServiceUSAAFDatecirca 1939-1945Signature/Marks(Back) "For service during the limited emergency proclaimed by the president on September 8, 1939 or during the unlimited emergency proclaimed by the president on May 27, 1941"DimensionsH: 2.75 in/W: 1.5 inBibliographic CitationThe Museum of Flight CollectionRightsIn copyrightCatalog RecordView original catalog record

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