Civil War Original Period Items

U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract

U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract
U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract

U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract

The Marine Corps Civil War Campaign is arguably one of the most rare medals in U. History and highly desired by Marine Corps collectors. Here is your chance to own a rare official government manufactured contract Marine Corps Civil War Campaign medal at a fraction of the cost of a numbered example.

RARE ORIGINAL UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGN MEDAL, W/ FULL WRAP BROOCH. RIBBON DRAPE TESTED UV NEGATIVE AS SHOWN. Forty-Seven years after the War to Preserve the Union ended, the Navy & Marine Corps Civil War Medal was established June 27, 1908.

By the Navy Department Special Orders Number 81. The Navy Civil War Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the dates of April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. Two ironclad naval vessels are shown engaged in combat. To the rear of both ships (and to the viewer's right), two wooden vessels appear, one of which is sinking.

In the sky, a bomb is bursting in air. Above this scene, and following the upper contour of the medal, the words THE CIVIL WAR appear in raised letters. The battle scene is a representation of the fight between the ironclads U. Monitor and CSS Virginia formerly U.

Merrimack at Hampton Roads, Virginia on March 9, 1862. Monitor in the right foreground closes with the Merrimack at right center. In the background, to the right, are two wooden ships one of which is sinking. This scene also marks the end of the old wood Navy and development of the modern Navy.

The inscription and dates denote the conflict and the period during which it was fought. In the center of a bronze medallion, an eagle with its wings displayed is shown resting upon an anchor with draped chain, over the words FOR SERVICE in raised letters.

At the base of the medal, and following the contour of its rim, there is an elongated wreath composed of oak on the left and laurel on the right. Following the contour of the upper portion of the medal, the words UNITED STATES NAVY are shown in raised letters.

The eagle is the American bald eagle and represents the United States. The anchor and draped chain allude to naval service The oak represents strength and laurel represents victory. The ribbon consists of equal parts blue and gray. These colors represent the two sides in the War: the Union (blue) and Confederacy (gray). This medal was Designed by Rudolf Freund and manufactured by Bailey, Banks and Biddle of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The medal was numbered without a prefix on the rim at the 6:00 o'clock position.

Please let me know if there's anything else I can do for you! MARINE CORPS CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGN MEDAL WRAP BROOCH 1943 U. MINT CONTRACT" is in sale since Sunday, December 29, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons".

The seller is "medal_mulisha_store" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.


U. S. Marine Corps CIVIL War Campaign Medal Wrap Brooch 1943 U. S. Mint Contract