In bronze, number impressed "38470" on the edge, measuring 32 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, green oxidation evident on the reverse, spotting, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a 72.3 mm (w) x 10.5 mm (h) Ribbon Bar with the MBSM ribbon and the World War I Victory Medal ribbon, pinback.
Footnote: The Mexican Border Service Medal was a United States military award which was established by an act of the United States Congress on July 9, 1918. The medal was awarded for service between May 9, 1916 and March 24, 1917, or with the Mexican Border Patrol between January 1, 1916 to April 6, 1917. The medal recognizes those military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border at the period of time when the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico. The United States was then engaged in the Pancho Villa Expedition, a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916 to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920. (C:102)

