Definition

• Survivor's Medal.  A medal bestowed to a living relative of a military or naval person killed in the service. Usually these are inscribed with the name of the person killed; sometimes with other data:  rank, date of death, battle, relationship.

  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

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