SOLD: HK-894D 1917 Army Life on the Mexican Border SCD

This variety is unlisted in H&K, but has since been certified with the HK# 894D. One of only four certified by NGC. Struck around 1917 as a Good Luck medal for soldiers service in the Mexican-American Border War during the Mexican Revolution. The period of the war encompassed World War I, and the German Empire attempted to have Mexico attack the United States, as well as engaging in hostilities against American forces. The Mexican Border War was the fifth and last major conflict fought on American soil. Struck in bronze.