United States. A Cased Purple Heart Medal with Additional Wound Star Auction 5 mm (w) x 113

5 mm (w) x 113 mm (h) x 27

Nürnberg-Berlin” on reverse

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 256th Infantry Battalion on January 18

constructed of die stamped bronze

engraved "HAROLD H

United States. A Cased Purple Heart Medal with Additional Wound Star Auction 5 mm (w) x 113(Instituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington). Of two piece construction in the shape of a heart in bronze gilt and with purple, red, white, and green enamels, the obverse with a gilded leftward facing bust of George Washington affixed onto purple coloured and heart shaped enamels with the Coat of Arms of George Washington, consisting of a white enameled shield with two horizontally positioned red enameled bars and three horizontally positioned