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American war medal miniatures
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RG 946.03.05.02.02.02
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1916-[1932] (Creation)
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4 medals
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Four miniature American WWI and WWII medals. Came into collection in a donation with Willmina Ferguson's medals, but could not have been awarded to her. No other provenance is known about these medals.
- American Silver Cross - first awarded in 1932 for gallantry in action - replaced the silver citation used in WWI.
- American WWI Victory medal with silver citation (small star attached to ribbon)
- Purple Heart
- Battle of Verdun, 1916 [This unofficial medal was "created on 20 November 1916 by the Municipal Council of Verdun to commemorate the heroism of its defenders. Originally intended to be awarded to those who served on the Verdun front between 21 February 1916 and 2 November 1916, the medal was, in fact, awarded to those who served anywhere on the Argonne and St Mihiel sectors between 31 July 1914 and 11 November 1918. The original, and most commonly found, version was by Vernier but since supplies of this medal were inadequate, others created Verdun medals and at least seven versions of varying rarity are known"] www.museumvictoria.com.au
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.