Medal Of Maritime Virtue Newly Listed excellent early quality

excellent early quality

lined in light brown cotton

an early fine quality cross in bronzed aluminum

a marked arrow

very slight enamel chipping

Medal Of Maritime Virtue Newly Listed excellent early quality3rd Class; in Bronze, measuring 30. 2 mm x 48 mm inclusive of crown suspension, VF. Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1936, first as the Maritime Medal and was subsequently changed by Royal decree in 1938 into the Medal of Maritime Virtue. It was awarded in recognition of bravery and valor. The medal was organized into three classes: 1st Class gilt, 2nd Class in silver and the 3rd Class in bronze, with two distinct models: for navigating