Mercantile Marine War Medal
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| Mercantile Marine War Medal | |
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   Obervse (top left) and reverse (top right) of medal, with ribbon (bottom) |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Mercantile Marine. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | First World War 1914-18. |
| Description | Bronze disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps | none |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1919 |
| Total awarded | 133,135 |
Awarded by the Board of Trade to members of the Merchant Navy for one or more voyages through a war or danger zone.[1]
[edit] Description
- A circular, bronze medal, 1.42 inches in diameter. The obverse has a bareheaded effigy of King George V, facing left, with the legend: GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP :
- The reverse shows a merchant ship ploughing her way through stormy seas, an enemy submarine sinking and a sailing vessel in the background. The base of the reverse has the inscription FOR * WAR * SERVICE / MERCANTILE MARINE / * 1914 - 1918 * in three lines. Around the edge of the rim is a laurel wreath.
- The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide and is coloured green, white (thin middle stripe), and red (represent starboard and port running lights with the masthead steaming light in the centre).
[edit] References
- ^ Medal Yearbook 2007 p.175
