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Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

United States Navy Commendation Medal; Obverse: relief of and American bald eagle with a shield on breast and arrows in talons depicted; Reverse: embossed text "FOR MILITARY MERIT"; green ribbon with two vertical white stripes.

Dimensions

3-D: 1.7 × 1.1 × 1.3cm (11/16 × 7/16 × 1/2 in.)

Materials

Copper Alloy
Gold Plating
Enamel
Solder

Inventory Number

A19710861002

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Personnel

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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