Medal

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

2016.35.32

Description

Medal/ Metal and cloth/ A gold pin at the top holds together a badly frayed red cloth with no design. Hanging from that cloth is a dark gray ring, from which hangs the medal. The medal has a green laurel wreath, attached to it is a larger green laurel wreath. Laid over the larger wreath are five triangles type shapes pointing inwards, with grey balls at each point. At the coming together of the triangles is a round golden circle with a roman portrait of a man's head wearing a laurel wreath. Remnants of a blue trim on the gold circle are evident./ Around gold circle "Republic Trancafe. 1879"/5"x2"

Collection

WORLD WAR I

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

2 in

Length

5 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 27, 2016