The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a campaign medal of the United States Navy which was authorized by an act of the United States Congress on 8 November 1929.

The Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal was created by General Orders 197 of the Navy Department and approved by Congress to recognize participation by Navy and Marine Corps personnel in naval operations at Nicaragua between 27 August 1926 and 2 January 1933.

The medal displayed a woman (representing Columbia), armed with a sword, defending two other figures with a cloak.

To be awarded the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, a service member must have either served ashore during the specified period or on a United States ship, or as an embarked Marine, in the waters or land territory of Nicaragua during the aforementioned dates.

The crews of the following ships were awarded the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal for service during the noted periods of time:[4]