MINIATURE MEDAL ~ US Army Spanish Campaign ~ Medallion only, no ribbon drape.

Manufactured in the USA by N.S. Meyer Inc.

These are leftover surplus from the original minting of the first medals issued by N.S. Meyer in the early 20th Century. Neat little artifacts. Would look great mounted in displays or on wooden grips…. Buy 2 and display both sides! Limited Supply. When they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

Made in the USA

These are NEW OLD STOCK from the factory leftovers, never issued or mounted on a ribbon drape.

COLLECTOR’S NOTES: The Spanish Campaign Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which recognized those men of the U.S. military who had served in the Spanish–American War. There were two versions, one for men of the United States Army and another for the Navy and Marine Corps.

The Army medal was designed by Francis Davis Millet while the Navy and Marines medals were designed by Rudolf Freund of Bailey Banks & Biddle.

Early versions of the Spanish Campaign Medal suspended the medal from a gold and red ribbon, but this design was changed in 1913 upon request from Spain that a United States service medal not bear the colors of the Spanish nation. The new medal was suspended from a blue and yellow ribbon.

The only device authorized to the Spanish Campaign Medal was the Citation Star and then only for U.S. Army recipients of the decoration.

The Army version of the Spanish Campaign Medal was established on 12 January 1905. It was awarded for military service performed between 11 May and 16 August 1898 in the geographical regions of either Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Philippine Islands. As of 1 July 1923, a total of 7,667 medals were awarded.