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medal, order

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human history
  • Other Name

    US Legion of Merit (Officer) (descriptive name)

    Vietnam 30221 Colonel Robertson Harvey Smith OBE (Mil), RNZA (associated name)

  • Description

    US Legion of Merit (Officer)

    Awarded to Vietnam 30221 Colonel Robertson Harvey Smith OBE (Mil), RNZA

    gold and enamel medal, 45mm wide, ring suspension, with ribbon

    obverse: white enamel five-pointed star with red borders on a green enamel wreath, central ring with rosettes encloses star made up of 13 white stars on blue background

    reverse: gold with crossed arrows in voids of front star, ring around edge with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ring in centre with ANNUIT COEPTIS MDCCLXXXII

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, crimson with white edges, small bronze star attached

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    2001.25.932.6
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Department
  • Display Room
US Legion of Merit : Officer, 2001.25.932.6

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