File:WWI Victory Liberty Loan Medallion.jpg
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English: 1919 WWI "Victory Liberty Loan" steel medallion made from "captured German cannon" awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department for "patriotic service in behalf of the Liberty Loans". Medallion is one-and-one-quarter inches in diameter. Obverse depicts the U.S. Treasury Department building located opposite the White House in Washington, DC. The steel came from melted down German cannon that had been captured by American troops at Château-Thierry in NW France and the medallions were then awarded by the Department to Victory Liberty Loan campaign volunteers.
Source: "The Cooper Collection of U.S. Military History" (Uploader's private collection) Digital image by uploader |
| Date | 13 December 2011 (original upload date) |
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| Author | Centpacrr at en.wikipedia |
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This image is a work of the United States Department of the Treasury, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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- 2011-12-13 22:31 (UTC) | Centpacrr | 312449 (bytes) | 510×1020 | Steel "Victory Liberty Loan" medallion made from "captured German canon" awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department for "patriotic service in behalf of the Liberty Loans". Medallion is one-and-one-quarter inches in diameter. Source: ''"The Cooper Collection
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