Civil Award Pubblico Deposited
- Civil Award. A medallic item bestowed for nonmilitary reasons, or to nonmilitary personnel; a civilian medal in contrast to a similar item intended for military. Civil awards are also awarded in wartime for noncombat activity.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor