Why is Lady Liberty on the Medal of Honor?

I saw that Medal of Honor day was on March 15 and I saw that there was a picture of Lady Liberty on it. What does it represent?Why is Lady Liberty on the Medal of Honor?
THE ORIGINAL

NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR

The Navy's Medal of Honor was the first approved and the first designed. The initial work was done by the Philadelphia Mint at the request of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. The Mint submitted several designs for consideration, and the one prepared by the Philadelphia firm of William Wilson %26amp; Sons was the design selected.



The selected Medal of Honor design consisted of an INVERTED, 5-pointed STAR. On each of the five points was a cluster of LAUREL leaves to represent victory, mixed with a cluster of OAK to represent strength. Surrounding the encircled insignia were 34 stars, equal to the number of stars in the U.S. Flag at the time in 1862....one star for each state of the Union including the 11 Confederate states. The stars are also symbolic of the "heavens and the divine goal which man has aspired to since time immemorial" according to Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress back in 1777.

Inside the circle of 34 stars were engraved two images. To the right is the image of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and war. On her helmet is perched an owl, representing WISDOM. In keeping with the Roman tradition, her left hand holds a bundle of rods and an ax blade, symbolic of authority. The shield in her right hand is the shield of the Union of our states (similar to the shield on our seal and other important emblems.)



Recoiling from Minerva is a man clutching snakes in his hands. He represented DISCORD and the insignia came to be known as "Minerva Repulsing Discord". Taken in the context of the Civil War soldiers and sailors struggling to overcome the discord of the states and preserve the Union, the design was as fitting as it was symbolic.



The ribbon that held the medal was originally a blue bar on top and 13 red and white stripes running vertically. The 13 represents the original 13 colonies. The color white represents purity and innocence, red represents hardiness, valor and blood, blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice. The stripes also represent the rays of the sun. Since this time much of the symbolism in the Medal of Honor has not changed much. The Army MOH was created soon after the original Navy MOH in 1862. It included an Eagle, symbolizing the United States of America, was perched on a cannon and saber grasped in its talons.



In 1904 the Gillespie version of the MOH included a simple portrait of a helmeted Goddess of War to replace the "Minerva repelling discord" scene. The red, white and blue ribbon was replaced with a light blue and 13 white stars. The 13 is once again the original 13 colonies.



In 1919 the Tiffany Cross version of the MOH had a Maltese Cross instead of an inverted star. The Maltese Cross' eight points symbolize the 8 virtues of a knight. A cross itself also represents the four cardinal directions and the sun. This design was discontinued in 1942 due to its unpopularity



In 1965 the Air Force MOH was created and it replaced the Minerva portrait with the head of the Statue of Liberty. Lady liberty has a pointed crown instead of a helmet. And she does stand for liberty although she is derived from the imagery of Semiramis, wife of Nimrod, and Queen of Babylon. Semiramis was famed for her beauty, strength, and wisdom and was said to have built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon. She purportedly reigned for 42 years after taking control from Nimrod. She is a mythical figure who might be somewhat based upon a historical figure.





Why is Lady Liberty on the Medal of Honor?
That's only the Air Force Congressional Medal of Honor. There are three versions of the CMoH, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. As the Marine Corps is officially a branch of the Department of the Navy they receive the Navy CMoH.



On the Army CMoH there's a picture of the Roman Goddess of War and Wisdom, Minerva. This first appeared in 1904, replacing the original scene of "Minerva Repelling Discord." Of course the change may have also been brought on by the fact that the CMoH was originally authorized for the Army AFTER it had been authorized for the Navy. http://www.cmohs.org/images/army2moh.jpg鈥?/a>



The Navy and Marine Corps still use the original CMoH scene. The reason for the scene had to do with the fact that the CMoH was created during the Civil War. The symbolism was the fight to preserve the Union in the discord brought on by the secession of the Confederate states and the war. http://www.cmohs.org/images/navy2moh.jpg



The Air Force CMoH does have Lady Liberty stand for liberty. She also symbolizes Semiramis, the Queen of Babylon who was famed for her "beauty, strength, and wisdom" and was said to have created the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon. http://www.cmohs.org/images/usaf2moh.jpg



To learn more about the CMoH, try the link below.Why is Lady Liberty on the Medal of Honor?
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