Keywords: WWI Victory Liberty Loan Medallion.jpg en wikipedia 2012 January 20 1919 WWI Victory Liberty Loan steel medallion made from captured German cannon awarded by the U S Treasury Department for patriotic service in behalf of the Liberty Loans Medallion is one-and-one-quarter inches in diameter Obverse depicts the U S Treasury Department building located opposite the White House in Washington DC The steel came from melted down German cannon that had been captured by American troops at Château-Thierry in NW France and the medallions were then awarded by the Department to Victory Liberty Loan campaign volunteers Source The Cooper Collection of U S Military History <small> Uploader's private collection Digital image by uploader</small> 2011-12-13 Transferred from http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia by SreeBot Centpacrr at en wikipedia other versions PD-USGov Original upload log page en wikipedia WWI_Victory_Liberty_Loan_Medallion jpg Upload date User Bytes Dimensions Comment 2011-12-13 22 31 UTC Centpacrr 312449 bytes 510×1020 <small><nowiki>Steel Victory Liberty Loan medallion made from captured German canon awarded by the U S Treasury Department for patriotic service in behalf of the Liberty Loans Medallion is one-and-one-quarter inches in diameter Source The Cooper Collection</nowiki></small> Liberty bonds |