1887 Yellow Ribbon Medals of Honor in Silver

Only 572 silver medals were awarded between July 20, 1887 and January 10, 1894.





Details.

Precise fitting of the original "paw".

 

Original case.



Lock.

 

Note these gnarled and uneven hand-written kanji on the lid of the case. These are quite typical for original cases.

Different case - similar story.

 

Another example of original medal.





Details.

 

Typical original ribbon




with typical sewed fittings.

 

To date no stamp variations have been found.

 

The number of minted medals must exceed the number of awarded since such specimens once appeared on the market.

 

These medals never had ears. Why? Because if they had them then they bear these "paws marks".

Perfectly original medal that lost its "paw".

 

Another example of original cased medal.