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Front of World War II Victory Medal with rainbow colored ribbon and bronze medal depicting Libe…
World War II Victory Medal
Front of World War II Victory Medal with rainbow colored ribbon and bronze medal depicting Libe…
Front of World War II Victory Medal with rainbow colored ribbon and bronze medal depicting Liberty figure

World War II Victory Medal

Object NameMedal
Historic Owner
Date1945
Mediummetal, fabric
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of John Gene & Marty Colleary. 2020.12.06a,b
Object number2020.12.06a,b
DescriptionMedal; World War II Victory Medal. The medal has become separated into the ribbon and ribbon bar (a) and bronze medal (b). The ribbon (a) has a center red stripe with rainbow stripes on either side, a circular bronze suspender and a brooch back bar pin. Engraved on the back bar pin is the text “E1G1”. The front of the circular bronze medal (b) depicts the female figure of Liberty, resting her right foot on a helmet, holding a broken sword hilt in her right hand and a broken blade in her left. The figure is centered between raised text that reads “World War II”. The back of the medal has raised text around the outer edge that reads “United States of America // 1941 1945”. In the center there is an image of a palm branch with raised text above and below that reads “Freedom // From fear and want // Freedom of speech // And religion”.
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