United States. A West Virginia Medal Of Honor 1861-1865, Class I, "Honorably Discharged" Auction Archive Instituted on 12

Instituted on 12

thereby exposing the underlying structure

95 mm x 36

3 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

Manufactured as a later example during the second half of the 19th Century

United States. A West Virginia Medal Of Honor 1861-1865, Class I, "Honorably Discharged" Auction Archive Instituted on 12In bronze, obverse illustrating a figure of Liberty at the right, her arms extended and about to place a wreath on the head of an approaching soldier with her right hand, her left hand holding a scroll and presenting it to the soldier, an eagle perched on a pedestal behind Liberty, with a box of growing cereals behind the soldier, the coat of arms of the state of West Virginia below, flanked by the dates "1861" and "1865" and incorporating a ribbon