United States. A 20th Kansas Volunteer Medal in Gold, c.1899 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with real embedded mother-of-pearl ribbed

with real embedded mother-of-pearl ribbed plates on either side

From that date

SAMARA 1897 (RFM: J

flanked by the signature of NSKK Korpsführer Adolf Hühnlein

(6556 CORL W

United States. A 20th Kansas Volunteer Medal in Gold, c.1899 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with real embedded mother-of-pearl ribbedIn 14K Gold, a round medal featuring crossed swords in the inscription 20TH KANS. VOL. FROM CITIZENS OF K. C. KANSAS, plain reverse, suspended from a bullet style hanger dated 98 99 with a horizontal pin on the reverse, measures 30. 4 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h), weighs 5. 53 grams, scratches to the reverse, very fine condition. Footnote: The 20th Kansas Volunteers (often called the Fighting 20th) served in the Spanish American War and Philippine