- Issued by
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Received by
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Subject of
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- United States Department of Defense
- Date
- September 14, 1989
- Medium
- brass (alloy) and silk (fiber)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 × 1 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (7.6 × 3.8 × 4 cm)
- Caption
- General Colin Powell was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in September 1989. This medal is presented to members of the U.S. Armed Forces for outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the U.S.
- Description
- One (1) Medal for Meritorious Service awarded to General Colin L. Powell. The bronze medal is in the shape of a five-pointed star with beveled edges and has two smaller stars within the larger, defined by incised outlines. In front of the lower part of the star is an eagle with upraised wings standing on two upward curving branches of laurel and tied with a ribbon between the feet of the eagle. The reverse of the medal has a circular engraved inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" / "MERITORIOUS SERVICE". The medal is suspended from a double-sided crimson and white striped silk ribbon.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
- Object number
- A2022.101.1.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




