Spanish-American War Medal Replacement Ribbon

Description

You are purchasing ONE (1) woven REPLICA ribbon for a Spanish American War Medal. THIS IS NOT ORIGINAL ISSUE EQUIPMENT but a high quality woven replacement faithfully reproduced.

In 1904, the United Spanish War Veterans was formed from many smaller groups of the veterans of the Spanish American War. Eligibility for membership included those veterans who served in armed conflict during the Spanish American War, which was fought between April & August 1898, or during the Philippine American War 1889-1902 (two separate wars that the U.S. Government has always treated as one conflict.) Over 325,000 Americans served in the Spanish American War, with U.S. forces in the Philippine-American War peaking at over 70,000. Since most United Spanish War Veterans Medals are approaching 100 years of age and up, the original cloth ribbons, even those few that survive intact, deteriorate each time they are touched or exposed to the elements, and are especially susceptible to fading from the sun or harsh incandescent lighting.

So, surviving medals in good condition are increasingly rare, especially where the original cloth ribbon is concerned. Through removing and properly storing your medal’s original issue ribbon, you can now wear or display your cherished keepsake while protecting its value for generations yet to come.

The first replacement ribbon offered with the double blue field is the standard medal ribbon and it measures 1 3/16″ (30mm) x 4 1/2″ (115mm), with each blue field measuring 3/4″ (20mm) x 5/8″ (15mm).

For Local, State, and National Officers, the ribbons used were the GAR Blue (Local), Red (State), and Gold (National) offered under GAR RIBBONS. I have to assume they did not want to re-invent the wheel and, since those ribbons were readily available at the time (the no longer are manufactured), the just used what was available.