Medal of Honor
date: label: date made
content: ca 1930
notes: label: Description
content: This is a victory medal. The Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) issued this medal for meritorious service to civil and military officials and social figures who made contributions to the eight-year War of Resistance against Japan, also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War. Foreigners who contributed to the war were also included. This medal is possibly one of seventy-eight given to Americans to commemorate the victory of the war.
label: Description
content: The central pattern of the medal is a portrait of Chiang Kai-Shek. He is surrounded by eight gold stars and rays of light. The red represents victory, symbolizing China as the winner. The presence of eight stars represents the years of service that made the victory radiant.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: Subject
content: Asian Americans
label: Subject
content: Chinese Americans
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0268.04
label: accession number
content: 2019.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0268.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Object Type
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, textile (medal material)
label: Measurements
content: bottom of medal: .5 cm x 7.1 cm; 3/16 in x 2 25/32 in
label: Measurements
content: box: 18.9 cm x 10 3/16 in x 4 1/2 in; 7 7/16 in x 25.908 cm x 11.43 cm