IRELAND. MERCHANT MARINE MEDAL 1939-46 (An tSeirbis Muir-Tractala), 1 bar, with its original top suspender, unnamed, as issued. Extremely Fine, with much original mint lustre, and an attractive example of this rare medal.
Eamonn O'Toole, in his "Decorations and Medals of Ireland", records a total of only 513 examples of this medal as having been awarded, of which 122 medals awarded with one additional service bar, O'Toole additionally noting "this is one of the rarer service medals, and certainly the only one that was earned at considerable risk to life and limb, and in consistently unpleasant and dangerous conditions. .
