Medal for United Spanish War Veterans
date: label: Date
content: after 1904
name: label: Issued by
content: United Spanish War Veterans, American, 1904 - 1992
notes: label: Description
content: A bronze three piece Spanish American War Veterans medal with ribbon issued to members of the United Spanish War Veterans. At the top of the medal is bronze American eagle in mid-flight within a laurel wreath in front of a shield with vertical stripes and five-pointed stars. Attached to this piece is a ribbon in the shape of an American flag hanging vertically with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a bronze piece consisting of a cavalry saber, an infantry rifle, and a naval anchor, all crossed. Attached to this piece is the final component of the medal which is a bronze Spanish American War cross, with the four arms (clockwise from right to left), reading: "PORTO RICO/ CUBA/ PHILIPPINES/ USA". This cross also contains the dates "1898-1902" with the words "SPANISH WAR VETERANS" surround a small circular military scene. On the reverse side of the cross the four arms read (clockwise from right to left): "NORTH/ SOUTH/ EAST/ WEST." At the center circle of the cross is a field of five-pointed stars and vertical stripes with the word "UNITED" atop the field of stars and stripes.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Philippines, Asia
label: Place depicted
content: Spain, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Spanish-American War, 1898
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.217
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: 2 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (6.7 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm)