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~ ~, ~ Money Museum ~ Doug/a.¥»Wudd LM 5999 THE MEDALS OF 1812 These lesser-known examples were struck for a lesser-known war. Both 1/IX:0611:Tiffs/t<*4/5:lul series of celebratory mostly later mint restrikes but Actual Size: 65mm sides claimed f «- -i-=3-' medals in the spirit of also a few earlier strikes, notably victory, but nei- ~~~ the "Comitia Ameri- a silver medal celebrating Capther really wanted to be cana" examples from the tain Johnston Blakely's naval vicat war in the first place. The but these victories were offset battles created by artist Thomas U.S. Mint still has 33 of ze,il;Ribliwi- by American failures on Sully (1783-1872). [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the medallic art expressing the emotions and events of World War I. Topics cited include four categories the medals of World War I can be organized, such as military awards and commemorative, satirical and propaganda pieces, examples of medals under the categories and Christmas medals produced by German satirist and engraver Karl Goetz as one of the poignant numismatic legacies of the war.

The article informs about the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and United Confederate Veterans (UCV), which were formed after the civil war in the U.S. As stated, in memory of the veterans GAR and UCV used to issue medals, badges and tokens. Contribution of these organizations for the needs of veterans and their families is also mentioned. The political success of GAR with 490,000 members in 1890 is also reported, but both of these organizations survived only till mid of the 20th century.