New York Recruiting medal

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

New York Recruiting medal that features a multi-colored ribbon and circular medal. The ribbon has a central purple, white, purple stripe surrounded by yellow on one side and orange on the other. The outer pattern is the same on either side, blue, white, red, green and blue on the border. The ribbon is embedded in the upraised edges of the gold pinback. The medal hangs from its ribbon by a circular metal loop. On the front of the medal the name is written above, [NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD] and below the central image, [RECRUITING]. In the center, the New York state of arms with the text [EXCELSIOR] is surrounded by a laurel wreath. A soldier and a sailor in uniform carrying rifles are shown emerging from behind the state of arms. A battleship, airship, two planes, and an additional soldier can be seen in the background.

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