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Military Issue Vietnam Service Medal Set NSN 8455-00-926-1664

Product ID: B00M4TUFZ0 Condition: New

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Product Description

Includes Full Size Medal and Ribbon
Real US Military Issue
Made in USA
Original Stock Made In 1969 or 1970, never issued or opened

Real US military issue Vietnam Service Medal set, includes the full size medal and ribbon in original box.

Medal Description
The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones, a sculptor and former employee of the Institute of Heraldy, U.S. Army. Centered on the obverse of the medal is the figure of a dragon, behind a grove of bamboo trees. Below this design is the inscription "Republic of Vietnam Service." On the reverse of the medal is a cross-bow (the ancient weapon of Vietnam), surmounted by a lighted torch. Below this, along the outer edge are the words "United States of America" in raised letters.

Ribbon Description
The ribbon has a thin stripe of red in the center, flanked on either side by a narrow stripe of yellow, thin stripe of red, wide stripe of yellow, and a narrow stripe of green at the edges, or predominately yellow with three red stripes at the center and green stripes at the edges.