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UNITED STATES AWARD BROOCHES 1900'S - CURRENT


     For a beginning collector of U.S. Medals, a basic understanding of Brooch Styles is necessary to determine your medal's age.  This guide is meant to give a basic knowledge of brooches, and their relative ages.  Exact dates of issue do change from medal-to-medal, and they do overlap, as stocks of older style brooches were used up when a newer style was introduced.  First of all, the Brooch is the metal part of the medal suspension with the pin upon it for affixing the medal to the uniform.  On U.S. Medals, it is found on the reverse top of the ribbon, with the exception of those medals intended to be worn about the neck (WWII-issue and onward Congressional Medals of Honor, Legion of Merit Commander, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom to name a few), or are pin-back (Legion of Merit Chief Commander, for example).  





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1904 U.S. Mint Full Wrap Brooch
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Open "C" Catch

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No. & early M.No.Numbered U.S. Army Certificate of Merit & Campaign Medals

1908 BB&B Split Wrap Brooch
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Open "C" Catch

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Un-Prefixed Numbered USN USMC Medals

1914 U.S. Mint Full Wrap Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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WWI U.S. Army Cross, WWI Army Distinguished Service Medal, M.No. Numbered U.S. Army Medals

1918 BB&B Split Wrap Brooch
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Open "C" Catch

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USN USMC WWI Distinguished Service Medal

1920's-1940's U.S. Mint Full Wrap Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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USN USMC USCG Navy Cross Medal, USN USMC Expeditions Medals, M.No. Numbered USN USMC Campaign Medals, USN USCG Expert Rifle & Pistol Shot Medals

1920's-1930's U.S. Mint Split Wrap Brooch

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"Lock" Catch

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M.No. Numbered USN USMC Medals USMC Expeditions

1923 Bastian BrotherS Split Wrap Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Navy Un-Numbered & USMC Numbered Spanish Campaign Medal

1930's Joseph Mayer, Northern Stamping,  Full Wrap Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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Un-Prefixed Numbered U.S. Army pre WWII Campaign Medals

1920's-1940's Full Wrap Brooch
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​"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army DSC, Silver Star, WWI Victory, USN/USMC Un-Prefixed Numbered Dominican Campaign, Army Numbered Spanish Campaign, Army Air Medal

1920'S S&G Adams Stamp & Stationary Full Wrap Brooch​​
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. WWI Victory Medal

1932 BB&B Split Wrap Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Purple Heart Medal Type-I

1932 BB&B Split Wrap Brooch

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Silver Star Medal Type-I

1935 Split Wrap Brooch

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Naval Academy Short Range Battle Practice Medal

1938 BENT Slot BROOCH "Purple Heart"
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Purple Heart, Soldiers Medal, USN Reserve Faithful Service

1940'S Numbered Full Wrap Brooch
​Small Numbers

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Air Corps & Army Air-Force Air Medal

1940'S Numbered Full Wrap Brooch
Large Numbers​

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Air Corps & Army Air Force Air Medal

1930's-1940's Northern Stamping full Wrap Brooch
Open "C" Catch

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U.S. Navy Re-Issued Medals


​1944 u.s Mint "Silver" FULL Wrap Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal Type1a

1940's Numbered Gold Tone Full Wrap Brooch Small Numbers 
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army AAF AAC Legion of Merit

1940's Numbered Gold Tone Full Wrap Brooch Large Numbers 
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army AAF AAC Legion of Merit

1940'S "Gold Gilt" Full Wrap Brooch

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Legion of Merit, Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal

1942 U.S. Mint "Gold Gilt" Split Wrap Brooch
​"Lock" Catch

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USN USMC USCG Purple Heart Medals Type 1

​1944 U.S. Mint Full Wrap Brooch 
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​"Lock" Catch

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USN USMC USCG Purple Heart Medals Type II

1942 U.S. Mint "Gold Gilt" Full Wrap Brooch
Lock Catch

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USN USMC USCG Distinguished Service Medal, "Gold" Lifesaving Medal, Legion of Merit Medal

1944 U.S. Mint Slot Brooch

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Merchant Marine's Meritorious Service Medal

1944 BB&B Slot Broch

"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Presidential Medal for Merit

1944 ROBBINS CO. SLOT BROOCH
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​"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal

1945 ROBBINS CO. "BLACK" SLOT BROOCH
​"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross

1945 U.S. MINT & REX Products SLOT BROOCH​​
"Lock" Catch

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USN Valor Medals: SS, LOM, DFC, PH, AM, BS, Good Conduct, Type-I Campaign Medals: ADM, ACM, APM, EAME, Army Good Conduct Medal, USN USCG Expert Rifle & Pistol Shot Medals

1946-1949 U.S. Mint & Rex Products Slot Brooch​
"Lock" Catch

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USN Valor Medals: SS, LOM, DFC, PH, AM, BS, Good Conduct, Army Good Conduct Medal, ADM, USN USCG Expert Rifle & Pistol Shot Medals

​1945 Iron's & Russell SLOT Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Silver Star Medal

1945 selective SERVICE slot BROOCH
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Selective Service Medal


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​"Lock" Catch

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"Lock" Catch

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1946 Medallic Art Slot Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army, USN, USMC, USCG WWII Victory Medal

1946 American Emblem Co. Slot Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Women Army Corps Medal

1945-1960's Un-Marked Crimp Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army, USN, USMC, USCG WWII Campaign Medals: (ADM, ACM, EAME, APM, China Service, Army, USN, USMC Occupation) Air Force Commendation, Korean War Service, Korean War United Nations, Vietnam War Service,

1949-1960's Slot/Crimp Brooch
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"Lock" Catch

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U.S. Army Commendation, USN Commendation, USN Good Conduct Medal, Berlin Airlift Medal

1960's-1980's 1/2" Marked "GI" Crimp Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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All U.S. Military Medals

1990’s - current 3/8" Marked "GI" Crimp BROOCH
​"Lock" Catch

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All U.S. Military Medals

WWI U.S. Mint
Marine Corps
Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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No. Numbered USMC Good Conduct Medal

WWII U.S. Mint
Marine Corps
Brooch
"Lock" Catch

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USMC Good Conduct Medal

FOREIGN BROOCHES

​1940's-1970's Philippine
​"El Oro" Jose Tupaz Jr. Quezon City Philippines BROOCH

open "c" catch

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Philippine Made Medals (Often awarded to U.S. Soldiers & Sailors: Philippine Defense, Phiippine Liberation & Philippine Independence).

REPRODUCTION BROOCHES

Typically you will find these reproduction brooches on original medals after they are separated from the original brooch for various reasons.

Split Wrap Brooch
Open "C" Catch

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Split Wrap Brooch
"Lock" Catch 

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Full Wrap Brooch
Open "C" Catch

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Split Wrap Brooch 
"Lock" Catch 

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Sampson Medal Phase-I
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1906 Sampson Medal Phase-II

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Sampson Medal Phase-III
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1908 US Mint Army Civil War Medal

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1914 US Mint Army Civil War Medal

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1935 Samuel Eby Co. Army Civil War Medal

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1884 Sons of Veterans Civil War Iron Cross

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WW2 Veterans of Foreign Wars Medal

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1964 VHB Presidential Medal of Freedom

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1942 Legion of Merit Numbered Wrap Brooch

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1943 Legion of Merit Sterling Gold Wrap Brooch

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1944 Legion of Merit Slot Brooch

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1932 BB&B Silver Star

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1898 Society of the Army Santiago Medal

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1928 US Mint Navy Cross

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1943 Silver Star

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1923 Bastian Bros Navy Spanish Campaign 

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1939 US Mint Navy Cross

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1943 NS Meyers N.Y. Silver Star

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Spam Am N.Y. Service Medal

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1944 US Mint Navy Cross

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1929 US Mint USMC Expeditions

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1939 USMC Reserve Good Conduct

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1929 US Mint Navy Expeditions


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