A Rare Irish Merchant Service Medal 1939-1946

Name: A Rare Irish Merchant Service Medal 1939-1946
Brand: eMedals
SKU: EU13169
Price: 1000.0 USD
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(AKA Merchant Marine Medal and Merchant Navy Medal): Bronze, obverse illustrating a female figure of Ireland holding a sword, with an Irish wolf hound on a leash at her side, inscribed "RE NA PRAINNE" (Emergency Period) above and engraver marked "LAVRENCE CAMPBELL. R.H.A.", reverse illustrating a steamship sailing to the left, with a sailing ship in the background, surrounded by the inscription "AN TSEIRBHIS MUIR-TRACTALA" (The Merchant Marine Service), dated "1939-1946" above a laurel branch below, 35.5 mm, three clasps on the original ribbon, each of the clasps inscribed "1939-1945", bronze hanger with pinback inscribed "SEIRBHIS NAISIUNTA" (National Service), maker marked " P Q & Co" (P. Quinn Limited and the Jewellery and Metal Manufacturing Company) on the reverse of the hanger, original stitching intact on the ribbon, edge nicks, spotting, very fine.

Footnote: The Merchant Service Medal was awarded to those who served in the Irish Merchant Navy during the Emergency period. The front of the medal disc is the same design as all the other Emergency medals but the back had a different design. The medal was awarded to Merchant Navy personnel only. Numbers of medals issued were: medals without clasp 299; with one clasp 122; with two clasps 34; with three clasps 58; certificates issued 40. The medal also differs from other Emergency medals as it was issued with a blue and white ribbon and it could also be awarded with three 1939-1946 service clasps, where as the other emergency medals could only be awarded with a maximum of two bars. The qualifying period for receipt of the medal was September 3, 1939 to the March 31, 1946, with a minimum of six months served. The recipient must have served on a ship which was registered in Ireland, with fishermen who served on deep-sea trawlers also qualifying for the medal.