CVC & Collectables presents the Treasury-issued Victory Liberty Loan volunteer award medal, struck in magnetic iron reputedly from captured German cannon. This example is the scarcer unpunched (no suspension hole) variety and is certified NGC MS 64 with clean, original surfaces.
Medal Highlights:
- Issuer: U.S. Treasury Department (Victory Liberty Loan, 1919)
- Composition / Size: Iron, 31 mm, ~2 mm thick
- Obverse: Eagle before the U.S. Treasury Building; VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
- Reverse: AWARDED BY THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE IN BEHALF OF THE LIBERTY LOANS; legend around MADE FROM CAPTURED GERMAN CANNON
- Variety: Unpunched (most were holed for ribbons)
- Grade: NGC MS 64
Collectibility
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Much tougher unpunched format; iron pieces often oxidize or were worn
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Appealing WWI home-front award with strong eye appeal in near-Gem
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