Insignia, Medals, & Awards

Last Revised: 18 February 2019

Detail about the Sons of the American Revolution Insignia, Medals and Awards is available in our NSSAR Handbook, Volume III. The listing below enumerates many of those items.

Insignia

  • SAR Member Badge
  • SAR Chest and Neck Ribbon
  • Rosette
  • Broad Sash
  • Society President Badge
  • Supplemental Star
  • Vice President General Pin
  • Trustee Pin
  • Former President Pin
  • Aide-De-Camp Pin
  • Membership Pins
  • Other Pins
  • SAR Logo
  • SAR Seal
  • SAR Flag

Medals Awarded for Service to the SAR

  • Minuteman Award
  • National Medal of Distinguished Service
  • State Medal of Distinguished Service
  • Patriot Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Liberty Medal
  • Florence Kendall Award
  • SAR Centennial Medal
  • George Washington Bicentennial Medal
  • SAR Charter Centennial Medal
  • SAR International Medal
  • SAR Daughters of Liberty Medal
  • SAR Medal of Appreciation
  • Martha Washington Medal
  • Council of State Presidents’ Medals
  • Samuel Adams Congress Appreciation Medals
  • NSSAR Color Gurad Medals
  • Von Steuben Medal for Sustained Color Guard Achievement
  • Molly Pitcher Medal

SAR Specialty Medal(s)

  • Specialty Medal
  • Treaty of Paris Medal
  • United Kingdom Congress Medal
  • Congress of Paris Medal
  • Paix De 1783 Medal
  • Espana 2010 Medal

NSSAR Fundraising Medals

  • Arthur M. King Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund Medal
  • JROTC Endowment Medal
  • Dr. Joseph Warren Medal for Orations
  • Thomaw Jefferson Medal for Support of the Essay Contest

Medals Awarded for Service to the Community

  • Gold Good Citizenship Medal
  • Silver Good Citizenship Medal
  • Bronze Good Citizenship Medal
  • War Service Medal
  • Military Service Medal
  • Medal for Heroism
  • Law Enforcement Commendation Medal
  • Fire Safety Commendation Medal
  • Emergency Medical Services Commendation Medal
  • Service to Veterans Medal
  • William C. Westmoreland Award
  • Robert E. Burt Boy Scout Volunteer Award Medal
  • CAR-SAR Medals of Appreciation
  • Outstanding Citizenship Award Lapel Pin

Certificate Awards Presented for Service to the SAR and the United States

  • SAR Distinguished Patriot Award
  • SAR Distinguished Patriotic Leadership Award
  • President General’s Distinguished Service Citation
  • Distinguished Service Certificate
  • Former Vice President General Certificate
  • Former State Society President Certificate
  • Former Chapter President Certificate
  • Certificate of Appreciation
  • Outstanding Citizenship Certificate
  • Flag Certificate
  • SAR Congress Attendance Certificate
  • Blank Certificate

Streamer Awards

  • Officer Streamer Award
  • President General’s Color Guard Trophy
  • Color Guard Streamer Award
  • NSCAR Activity Streamer
  • USS Stark Memorial Streamer
  • Admiral William R. Furlong Memorial Streamer

Awards for Membership Activities

  • President General’s State Society and Chapter Activities Competition Award
  • Allene Wilson Groves Americanism Award
  • Liberty Bell Americanism Award
  • President General’s Cup
  • Genealogist General’s Award
  • Colorado Award
  • Houston Chapter Award
  • Kentucky Cup
  • Eugene C. McGuire Award
  • William M. Melone Award
  • Ohio Award
  • Matthew B. Sellers, III Award
  • Len Young Smith Award
  • Robert L. Sonfield Award
  • Walter G. Sterling Award
  • Senator Robert A. Taft Award
  • Texas Award
  • Richard H. Thompson, Jr. Award
  • Arthur J. Tremble Award – The 1776 Trophy

Awards for Specific Activities Other than Membership

  • Newsletter and Periodical Awards
  • Grahame T. Smallworrd, Jr. Award
  • Jennings H. Flathers Award
  • Paul M. Niebell, Sr. Award
  • Carl F. Bissent Award
  • Eleanor Smallwood Niebell Award
  • Marian L. Brown Eagle Scout Award
  • John H. Haughton Enhanced JROTC Award
  • Admiral William R. Furlong Memorial Award
  • SAR Legislator’s Award
  • Win Williams SAR Magazine Award
  • USS Stark Memorial Award
  • Partners In Patriotism Award
  • Syracuse Award
  • Minnesota Society Stephen Taylor Award
  • Edwin B. Graham Plaque
  • Harold L. Putnam Award
  • George S. & Stella M. Knight Award
  • Thomas Jefferson Bond, Jr. Memorial Photographic Award
  • Col. Stewart Boone McCarthy Award
  • Robert B. Vance Award
  • Howard F. Horne, Jr. Award
  • Walter Buchanan “Buck” Meek Award
  • DAR/SAR Award
  • Friends of the Library Award
  • Isaac Shelby Centurion Medal