Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a rim numbered Philippine Campaign Medal for 2nd Lieutenant J.D. Burnett Jr of the 17th Infantry Regiment. While these medals are often encountered with Rim Numbers, it’s not very often that you can trace them back to the soldier it was awarded to! We were fortunate enough to be able to confirm the number as being 2nd Lieutenant Burnett’s from the Orders & Medals Society of America where you can confirm the number if you would wish to do so. Unfortunately we were unable to fully identify this officer, making this an excellent research opportunity.

The Philippine Campaign Medal is a medal of the United States Armed Forces which was created to denote service of U.S. military men in the Philippine–American War between the years of 1899 and 1913. Although a single service medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal was issued under separate criteria for both the United States Army and the U.S. Navy.

The Philippine Campaign Medal was a separate award from the Philippine Congressional Medal, which was an Army medal awarded for special services rendered during the Philippine–American War.

The Army and Navy versions of the Philippine Campaign Medal varied slightly in the design with the Army's version of the award displaying a bronze medallion with the words "Philippine Insurrection" centered above the year numeral 1898 and below a palm tree and Roman lamp. The ribbon for the Army's medal consisted of a wide blue ribbon with two red stripes. The ribbon shows the only “real wear” with some color loss and fraying present. The rim of the medal was usually engraved with the number assigned to the recipient, with this one reading as No. 2020.

A lovely example ready for further research and display.