World War II relic found today.....very nice!!!

[detector77]

I found this at an old lot where a old general store stood from the late 30's until about 1950. It has been a vacant lot since, it is a medal of some sorts from World War II, or so it seems, notice Lady Liberty stepping on a German helmet on the face of the medallion, awesome!!!!!!! Also found a mans ring with 8 stones in it, possibly diamonds, the ring is heavy 14 kt gold, will post pics later, charging my camera rite now.

 

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[JakePhelps]

Great find indeed! Any pics of the ring?

 

[mattjd]

That's beautiful! What kind of metal is it made of?

Matt

 

[Mississippi Yankee]

That's a keeper for sure.

Great job.

 

[Nana40]

WoW 77 !!! What a find!!!!

Congrats!!!

 

[SaintSea]

Detector - that's such a beautiful and intriguing find that I had to do a bit of research on it. I discovered that it's a WW II Victory Medal awarded to all military personnel for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946. It used to have a beautiful multi-colored ribbon/pin when it was presented. I found this info and more on a website called "Grunt".
Ruth

 

[SaintSea]

Ooops - Here's the link: http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/ww2v.shtml
Ruth

 

[Monty]

Beautiful piece of history!? You should make a display out of it with the text framed with it.? It reminds me that my Dad who is now deceased spent two years all over Europe in WWII but never received his medals.? I should apply for them.? Does anyone know what the process is?? ?JIM

 

[SaintSea]

I'll check with my Dad, Jimmi - he just got his recently from the Korean War.
Ruth

 

[screamin4change]

Great find 77 and great research Ruth. Here is a link to the medal on sale on EBay. It includes some background information. What a great piece of our national history!

http://cgi.ebay.com/FULL-SIZE-US-MILITARY-WWII-VICTORY-MEDAL_W0QQitemZ6554384988QQcategoryZ4724QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Visionquest]

That is a very cool find, congrats!

-Mike

 

[Leon]

Wow!!! Great Medal,, WTG!!!
Good luck, & Happy hunting~