Distinguished Service Medal, U S Navy

Awarded to Adm-Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Gilded bronze and enamel. Obverse: The American Eagle surmounted by a white star charged with a gold anchor. On a blue circle round the eagle "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" "NAVY". Reverse: A trident within a laurel wreath surrounded by a blue circle inscribed: "FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE". Fitted with a ring and a blue ribbon with a central yellow stripe. Mounted on a bar with twenty others.

Object Details

ID: MED2663
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Decoration
Display location: Not on display
People: Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 32 mm