U.S. Navy Medal of Honor, Type 3

An original and extremely rare non-issued medal in excellent condition. The medal has the shape of an inverted five-pointed star, on the rays of which there are laurel leaves as a symbol of victory and oak leaves as a symbol of strength. There are 34 stars in a circle inside the star, according to the number of states in the USA in 1962. Inside the circle is an image of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, holding a fascia in her left hand — a symbol of power, in her right — a shield, a symbol of the unity of the states. In this composition there is a man with snakes in his hands, recoiling from the goddess. In general, this composition symbolizes the victory of wisdom over discord.. The reverse is smooth. There is a medallion stamp under the base of the goddess's foot. The medal is on a neck ribbon of light blue color in the center there is an overlay of a ribbon with 13 white stars, to which an anchor is attached, connected to the medal with 2 rings. Type III. It was issued from August 1942 to the present day. The original case and strap are included. Guarantee of authenticity.

Medal of Honor (USA) (eng. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award of the United States, awarded by the federal Government of the United States of America to members of the United States Armed Forces for their personal courage during combat operations. According to the regulations on the medal, the award is carried out for outstanding bravery and bravery. Because of this status, the medal is very often awarded posthumously. Until the 1990s, no black soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor. There are three types of medals with an individual design: Army Medal of Honor, Air Force Medal of Honor and Navy Medal of Honor. The conditions for obtaining and the significance of the medals are identical.

The presented medal is the oldest variant of the award. Since the U.S. Marine Corps does not have its own medal design, its military personnel are awarded the Navy Medal of Honor. The design of the medal was developed on behalf of the Philadelphia Mint by William Wilson & Sons. By our time, the naval award has slightly changed its appearance. It was originally intended to be worn on a uniform and secured with a decorative anchor-shaped anchor wrapped with a rope on a rectangular block wrapped with a ribbon in the colors of the American flag. In 1913, the rope was removed from the design, and the colors of the ribbon were also changed, which now, like the army version, depicted 13 white stars on a blue background.  The medal has had 10 award design options throughout its history. There are 3 types that have varieties in ribbons, their colors and methods of fastening.