MEDAL - BOY SCOUTS - CONTEST - BUGLING - SCARCE AWARD

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See the scans of the front and back. I just bought a fine, old collection of Boy Scouts of America medals and insignia. It included a number of the early contest medals. This is the bronze Bugling award medal with the original blue ribbon and safety pin type brooch. Only the second or thrid Bugling medal I have had in twenty years. This series had nineteen different designs in three metals (gold colored, silver and bronze). The designs included archery, bridge building, bugling, camping, canoeing, cooking, field craft, firemaking, first aid, handicraft, knife and axe, knot tying, signaling with one scout, signaling with two scouts,swimming, tent pitching, tower building, track and wall scaling. They are all quite collectable. To cut the cost, the BSA went to a boring, generic design for Boy Scout contests and another plain design for Explorer contests in the 1950's, abandoning this great series of individual designs. The earlier medals had a red, white and blue ribbon, while the 1930's - 1940's awards had a solid blue ribbon. This is hallmarked with the official BSA logo on the bottom reverse. The bronze medal was usually awarded for third place. Generally XF condition. Area of tarnish on the back. Great design of a scout with bugle and the sun either rising or setting in the background, so he is playing "Taps" or "Reveille" NO read more