Ww1 victory medal with strange ribbon, legit of phony

[BILL THE PATCH]

Never seen this ribbon on a ww1 victory medal, no damaged or tampering to ring. Wouldn't that have marks if someone added this, any thoughts

[tarbridge]

It has to added...not a Victory Medal ribbon. ..at all.

[BILL THE PATCH]

Thanks, really weird. I find no tampering. Looks to YMCA or cyo swimming ribbon

[Brig]

Could be a state or local award...lots of those after WWI

[KurtA]

As Robert said, ribbon was replaced. Plain and simple.

[BILL THE PATCH]

[atb]

Could be a state or local award...lots of those after WWI

 

Yes, lots of state and local WW1 service medals given out and that ribbon designwas certainly used, but using the Federally issued WW1 Victory Medal planchet? I think not.

 

[Sumserbrown]

On 4/15/2016 at 3:24 PM, atb said:

 

Yes, lots of state and local WW1 service medals given out and that ribbon designwas certainly used, but using the Federally issued WW1 Victory Medal planchet? I think not.

 

 

Agreed, this is a standard ribbon used on many of the local town/county WW1 service medals. The question is, how and why did it end up on a victory medal?

Rob