2652

GREAT BRITAIN: George V, 1910-1936, AE medal, XF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:65.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
GREAT BRITAIN: George V, 1910-1936, AE medal, XF
CURRENT BID
0.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
ENTER YOUR MAXIMUM ABSENTEE BID[?]
You must bid at least
65.00USD
USD
65.00 x 1 unit = 65.00USDApplicable fees & taxes are added at checkout.
[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 18 @ 10:00 (UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST)
PLEASE NOTE: You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.
GREAT BRITAIN: George V, 1910-1936, AE medal, MYB-169, 36mm, Mercantile Marine War Medal; GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: around effigy of the monarch // the reverse, designed by Harold Stabler, shows a merchant steamship ploughing through heavy seas, with an enemy submarine sinking on portside and a sailing ship in the background; the exergue is inscribed, in three lines, FOR WAR SERVICE, MERCANTILE MARINE and "1914-1918"; around the rim enclosing the whole image is a laurel wreath, with original ribbon of issue, awarded to FRANCIS J. CANNON, XF The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 and was awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to mariners of the British Mercantile Marine (later renamed the Merchant Navy) for service at sea during the First World War. One or more voyages through a danger zone during the war qualified a mariner for the award of the medal, as did service at sea for not less than six months between August 4, 1914 and November 11, 1918. Men who served in coastal trades, such as pilots, fishermen, and lightship and post office cable ship crews could also qualify.