United States. A World War I Victory Medal, West Indies Archive and local governments

and local governments

a five-armed gilt star with ball finials

lined on the obverse in a smooth dark green wool twill

the obverse with a raised leftward-facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title

on period silk sash

United States. A World War I Victory Medal, West Indies Archive and local governmentsWEST INDIES. In bronze, measuring 36 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, spotting, extensive surface wear, fine. Footnote: The World War I Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was first created in 1919, designed by James Earle Fraser. The medal was originally intended to be created due to an act of the United States Congress. However, the bill authorizing the medal never passed, leaving the service departments to