United States. A World War I Victory Medal, White Sea certificate_of_authenticity and was tried and executed

and was tried and executed a month later

49 mm knurled pin (slightly bent)

Accompanied by its supple leather scabbard

47 mm x 47

maker marked “Deutscher Offizier Verein” on the reverse

United States. A World War I Victory Medal, White Sea certificate_of_authenticity and was tried and executedWHITE SEA. In bronze, measuring 36 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, surface wear, light contact, very 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