United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" certificate_of_authenticity measuring 247 mm in length

measuring 247 mm in length and rating very fine

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necessitating the two sides of the holster to be repaired and glued together

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United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" certificate_of_authenticity measuring 247 mm in lengthInstituted 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