Anne E. Bentley writes:

The Massachusetts Medal of Liberty is awarded to Massachusetts service men and women who have been killed in action or who died as a result of woundsreceived in action. It is bequeathed on behalf of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth. The medal wasdesigned by Sgt. Kristopher W. Adams.

The medal is heart-shaped to symbolize the Purple Heart and is attached to a 1 3/8 inch wide ribbon with a black border representing mourning.

The centre of the medal bears a Gold Star symbolizing Gold Star Mothers Club.

At the top centre of the medal is the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and on the rear side is the service member's branch of servicewith a blank space to have the honored service member's name engraved by recipient and the words "In Honored Memory" engraved above and "Service andSacrifice" below.

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 33, Section 67A

"There shall be a medal of liberty which shall be awarded to the next of kin of service men and women from the commonwealth killed in action or who died inservice while in a designated combat area in the line of duty or who died as a result of wounds received in action."

Description: Heart shaped medal symbolic of the purple heart with a gold border, 1 3/8 inches wide. The center of the medal bears the Gold Star. Thetop center of the medal is the coat-of-arms of the Commonwealth. The reverse of the medal top depicts the branch of service of the member. The Reverse consistsof the words, "In Honored Memory" above the name engraving surface and "Service and Sacrifice" below. The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of thefollowing stripes: 1/8 inch black; 1 1/8 inch purple; 1/8 inch black.

To read the complete page, see:
https://www.massnationalguard.org/assets/medal-of-liberty-trifold.pdf

To read the complete Wikipedia article, see:
Massachusetts Medal of Liberty(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Medal_of_Liberty)