Medal Of Maritime Virtue Newly Listed on February 27

on February 27

He completed Grade 8 before coming to Canada in 1929

marked L/53 on reverse for Hymmen & Co

multi-piece cotton construction banner approximately 29 x 19 inches

Medal Of Maritime Virtue Newly Listed on February 273rd Class; 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 navigating