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The World War I Service Medal was authorized for issue to citizens of Maryland who volunteered for and served in either the Army or Navy of the United States during World War I. The state legislature authorized the service medal on April 13, 1922.
Obverse: Shows a group of soldiers with shouldered rifles under an arched roof with the inscription "Maryland". Reverse: Inscribed with the text "For Service to State & Nation in the World War" with the dates 1917-1919 below.
Complete with original ribbon and suspension pin. Reverse has maker's mark: V. H. Blackinton Co.
One of the scarcer American WWI State Medals for service during the war.
