Navy Good Conduct Medal awarded to Ck2c George Francis Bland

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Navy Good Conduct Medal awarded to Ck2c George Francis Bland. The medal is comprised of a bronze medallion suspended from a short, solid magenta medal ribbon. On the obverse of the circular medallion is an embossed three masted frigate, the USS Constitution, at the center with the text [CONSTITUTION] embossed below. The ship and text are encircled with an embossed rope band. The outer edges of the medallion features a circular band of embossed chain that attaches at the top to an anchor that is partially visible above and below the USS Constitution design. Between the chain and rope bands are three embossed words on the left, right, and bottom that read, [UNITED], [STATES], and [NAVY]. The word [NAVY] overlays the center bottom of the anchor. On the reverse of the medal are three embossed words on the left, right, and bottom edges that read, [FIDELITY], [OBEDIENCE], and [? ZEAL ?] respectively.

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