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DescriptionClose-up of the Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor.jpg
English: Close-up showing the Medal of Honor designed by Tiffany & Company that was awarded for First World War Service and discontinued in 1942.
The medal was authorized by Congress on 4 February 1919 for presentation in the name of Congress by the President to Naval personnel who shall "in action involving actual conflict with the enemy, distinguish himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" and without detriment to his mission.
This image is in the public domain in the United States because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Armed Forces badge or logo. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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