Mexican Border Service Medal
date: label: Date
content: 1918
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Schwaab, Inc., American, founded 1881
notes: label: Description
content: A two piece Mexican Border Service medal, awarded for service at the United States - Mexico border in 1916. The top vertical metal piece is designed in the shape of a bald eagle with its wings outstreched perched atop an unfurled banner with the year "1916" flanked by two raised bullets. The eagle is placed in front of a field of stars and is flanked on each side by three arrows. The vertical eagle is attached to the larger medal by two metal rings. The medal contains a circular laurel wreath with a five pronged medallion super-imposed on top. Clockwise from right to left the prongs contain the following imagery: crossed cannons, crossed sabers, bullhorn, anchor, and crossed rifles. At the center of the medallion is a small circular gold piece engraved with an image of a standing soldier in full uniform holding a rifle with camp tents in the background. Surrounding the gold piece are the words [MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE]. The reverse of the gold piece contains the prayer, Our Father, in full text. There is also manufacturing stamp that reads [SCHWAAB S&S Co. / Milwaukee] on the reverse towards the top of the medallion.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
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: 2011.155.242
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/16 in. (6.4 x 3.8 x 0.2 cm)