United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" certificate_of_authenticity lift tab opening at the

lift tab opening at the top

measuring 247 mm in length and rating very fine

reinforced stitching along the top and bottom edges

51 mm (w) x 56

United States. A Presidential Medal Of Merit "For Exhibition Purposes Only" certificate_of_authenticity lift tab opening at theInstituted 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