Original U.S. Collection of Indian War - Spanish American War Era Medal Restrikes - 5 Total with 2 Boxes

Original Items. Only One Pair Available. This is an interesting set of medals, which we believe to be restrikes from the mid-20th century. They are the Navy Mexico 1911-1917 Service Medal, the Marine Corps China Relief Expedition Medal, the Navy Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Navy Expeditions Medal with a Wake Island Bar, and the Army Philippine Insurrection Medal. None of the medals have a rim-engraved number, which is why we believe these to be later restrikes. The lot comes with two issue boxes which may be entirely unrelated.

A better explanation of each medal can be found below:
- Mexican Service Medal 1911-1917. Created by the United States Department of War in December 1917, the Mexican Service Medal was awarded to military personnel who carried out duties against hostile Mexican parties during designated periods between 1911 and 1919 amid what is generally referred to as the Border War or Border Campaign.
- Marine Corps China Relief Expedition Medal. The China Relief Expedition Medal was a decoration of the United States military which was issued to members of both the United States Navy and the United States Marines for service in the China Relief Expedition between 1900 and 1901 during the Boxer Rebellion. The medal was authorized by General Orders of the Department of the Navy on June 27, 1908. General Order 81 established the medal authorized for Naval personnel while General Order 82 authorized the medal for the Marine Corps.
- The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a campaign medal of the United States Navy which was authorized by an act of the United States Congress on 8 November 1929. The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was awarded for service during operations in Nicaragua from 1926 to 1933, during the Nicaraguan civil war and the subsequent occupation. An earlier campaign medal, the Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, was awarded for service in Nicaragua 1912.
- The Navy Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Navy which was established in August 1936. The General Orders of the Department of the Navy which established the medal states, "The medal will be awarded to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy who were confirmed to have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition, or operated under circumstances which, after full consideration, shall be deemed to merit special recognition and for which no service or campaign medal has been awarded. The Navy Expeditionary Medal is retroactively authorized to February 12, 1874."
- 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.

This is a great lot of medal restrikes, ready for further research and display.