Medal

Obverse

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

2000.12.29

Description

Medal bearing a picture of a goddess with sword and shield. The reverse has the inscription, "The great war for civilization, US, France, Italy, Servia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, Greece, Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Rumania, China". The medal hangs from ribbon crossed with a bar reading: "FRANCE". The ribbon is rainbow colored.

Context

Awarded to Louis Bartlett Provost of Montpelier, Vermont, for service during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.12

Source or Donor

Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1919

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

3 in

Diameter

1-3/8 in

Material

Bronze, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Provost, Louis Bartlett (1889-1955)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I