A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of and Navy V-5 patch/insignia

and Navy V-5 patch/insignia

as mentioned in the London Gazette 30940

There are two gilt buttons on either side

measuring 440 mm across the shoulders and 820 mm in length

The underside of the visor in mid-tone green

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of and Navy V-5 patch/insigniaA Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.