United States Navy Good Conduct Medal, Type III
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1905
This is a United States Navy Good Conduct Medal, Type III, dating to approximately 1905. The object consists of a circular bronze medallion suspended from a burgundy-colored silk or satin ribbon.
The obverse side features a central depiction of the USS Constitution, an iconic three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate, encircled by a rope border and an anchor underlay. The outer edge of the medal is decorated with a distinctive chain border. The words 'United States Navy' are inscribed between the inner rope and outer chain borders. The perimeter of the medal bears the inscription 'Fidelity / Zeal / Obedience'.
The reverse of this specific specimen is engraved with the details 'C.S.C. / No. 9766 / John Murnane / U.S.S. / Wabash / May 31, 1905.' The medal measures 32 mm in diameter and has a weight of 21.91 grams. This type of medal was part of a series adopted by the Navy in 1885 and featured a suspension ring attached to a straight ribbon bar. The ribbon itself includes devices identifying the 'Constellation' and the 'Reserve Torpedo Division / Charleston, SC.'
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 21.91 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
- Material
- bronze, burgundy fabric (silk or satin)
Technical characteristics
- Type
- Good Conduct Medal, Type III
Design
- Obverse
- USS Constitution, anchor, rope border, chain border, 'United States Navy', 'Fidelity / Zeal / Obedience'
- Reverse
- Engraved 'C.S.C. / No. 9766 / John Murnane / U.S.S. / Wabash / May 31, 1905.'
- Ribbon attachments
- Constellation, Reserve Torpedo Division / Charleston, SC
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.