Service Medal
Service Medal. (1) A military medal awarded to an individual who serves during a campaign or in a particular military action. In the United States service or campaign medals are round to distinguish them from higher ranking decorations of unusual shape. See decorations.
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An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor