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