United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" GTRexclude and the gilt 95% preserved

and the gilt 95% preserved on the reverse

Berlin SW 61" on the back cover

measuring 172 mm (w) x 103 mm (h)

The leather chin strap remains relatively supple but has been severed in two locations from active use

where he and his mother

United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" GTRexclude and the gilt 95% preservedInstituted in 1942. 1942 1952. In bronze gilt with blue, white and green enamels, engraved "FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES ONLY" on the reverse, measuring 38. 7 mm (w) x 60. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for Merit was, during the period it was awarded, the highest civilian decoration of the United States, awarded by the President of the United States, to