United States Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal (obverse)

The Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal has been awarded since 1939 to seamen who have distinguished themselves through outstanding conduct or service in the line of duty. Paul Manship’s artist’s strike, or sample, shows a preliminary design for the obverse. In the final medal, the eight points of the stylized compass appear in silver metal

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