Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals Spanish Helmets By the war’s end

By the war’s end

with some staining on the canvas from grease and light oxidation on the metal fittings

the grip plates do show some shrinkage

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Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals Spanish Helmets By the war’s endOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 5 Available. The tradition of awarding medals to Americas military men and women dates to the American Revolution. On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington established the first authorized US military decorationthe Badge of Military Merit. It was a piece of cloth in the shape of a heart. The nation used it to recognize unusual gallantry or extraordinary fidelity. During the Revolutionary War, the Badge of Military Merit