Medal Of Maritime Virtue certificate_of_authenticity duties and happenings

duties and happenings

small reverse lettering 1874-1901

We in the Squadron admired him greatly

beneath which appears the maker name and location "ROBERT KLAAS/SOLINGEN"

Medal Of Maritime Virtue certificate_of_authenticity duties and happeningsMedal of Maritime Virtue 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