Survivor's Medal Pubblico Deposited
- 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