Medal, Military

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Medal, Military

Entry/Object ID

1.99.348

Description

Material: metal, textile. Size: 1 7/8" W. x 5" L. Description: United Spanish War Veterans badge. Set of medals suspended from red, white and blue vertically striped grosgrain ribbon: eagle, laurel wreath, U.S. shield at top; rectangular bar displaying eagle with open wings; small wreath on cross swords; crossed arms of war symbols; and at bottom the Spanish American War Veteran symbolic cross and seal of Cuba, Porto Rico, U.S.A. and Philippine Islands.

Context

Waseca County Military - Spanish American War. United Spanish War Veterans (USWV). Probably a past post commander's badge of the post in Waseca. Probably belonged to Herman Nigg.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Medal, Military

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

April 14, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024