A 1918 Swiss Families Gratitude Medal - Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a right-facing bald eagle in flight over the rippling ocean waves, with the stars and stripes of the American flag in the clouds behind the eagle and engraver marked "HANS FREI" at the base, reverse illustrating a red cross on a shield flanked by leafing and inscribed "TO THE PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THE GRATITUDE OF THE SWISS FAMILIES / 1918" below, 39.7 mm, light contact, near extremely fine.