United States. A New York Medal Of Honor For World War Service 1917-1919 certificate_of_authenticity with thirty-one years' service

with thirty-one years' service

finely detailed matching piping on either side of the cockade

and three and a half years in the South African Constabulary in the Boer War

and indicates the tin held 50 grams of tobacco

It has been kept in a crawl space since the war

United States. A New York Medal Of Honor For World War Service 1917-1919 certificate_of_authenticity with thirty-one years' serviceIn bronze gilt, number impressed "69846" on the reverse, measuring 33. 3 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon with pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Act created a board consisting of the governor, adjutant general and chief of the bureau of war records, to carry out the provisions. An amount of $50,000 was authorized for the design and purchase of a medal, which was to be made available to any citizen of the state