United States Marine Corps Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, an American military campaign medal established on 8 November 1929 to recognise United States Marine Corps personnel who served during military operations in Nicaragua between 27 August 1926 and 2 January 1933. The award commemorates American intervention during a period of political instability and armed conflict in Nicaragua, when United States Marines were deployed to protect American interests and support operations against insurgent forces. Eligible recipients included officers and enlisted personnel who served ashore in Nicaragua or aboard designated naval vessels during qualifying dates.
The bronze medal features a female allegorical figure representing Columbia, standing with a drawn sword and extending her arms protectively towards a man and woman behind her. The obverse bears the inscription “SECOND NICARAGUAN CAMPAIGN”, with the campaign dates “1926-1930” below. The reverse depicts an eagle perched upon an anchor and holding laurel branches, surrounded by the inscription “UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS” and the words “FOR SERVICE”. The medal is suspended from a red ribbon incorporating narrow pale blue stripes. Designed by Albert Stewart, this decoration forms part of the United States Marine Corps’ early twentieth-century campaign medal series. It is of interest to collectors of American military decorations, interwar Marine Corps history and United States expeditionary campaign medals.
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