Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

2026.2.10

Description

Medal commemorating service in World War I, awarded to Charles Liscomb. Medal hangs from rainbow-striped ribbon. Bars across ribbon read, "Aisne - Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse - Argonne; Defensive Sector." Front of medal has image of St. Michael, reverse has symbol of fasces, axe, and shield. Text on reverse reads, "The Great War for Civilization," with "France, Italy, Serbia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, Greece, Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, China," around the shield. Bar pin backing.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wars, Soldiers, Medals

Dimensions

Dimension Description

At widest point

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Material

Fabric, Metal

Color

Rainbow, Gold

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Liscomb, Charles