US Army, Air Force, Space Force, Meritorious Service Medal, mint box set

Description

US Military Medal
for US Army, US Air Force, US Space Force
Box set, mint unused condition
Contains: outer box, display box, full size medal, ribbon and label pin
The
Meritorious Service Medal
(
MSM
) is a
military award
presented to members of the
United States Armed Forces
who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the
United States
subsequent to January 16, 1969.
The Meritorious Service Medal is a
bronze
medal, 1.5 inches in diameter overall, consisting of six rays issuant from the upper three points of a five-pointed star with beveled edges and containing two smaller stars defined by incised outlines; in front of the lower part of the star an eagle with wings upraised standing upon two upward curving branches of laurel tied with a ribbon between the feet of the eagle. The reverse has the encircled inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "MERITORIOUS SERVICE". The suspension ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 1/8 inch Crimson 67112; 1/4 inch White 67101; center 5/8 inch Crimson; 1/4 inch White; and 1/8 inch Crimson.
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Additional awards of the Meritorious Service Medal are denoted by bronze
oak leaf clusters
in the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, with one silver oak leaf cluster denoting five additional awards. (1 silver OLC plus the medal itself represents six) and gold
5/16 inch stars
in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard (with a 5/16 inch silver star denoting five additional awards). These devices are also authorized for wear on the suspension and
service ribbon
of the medal. In certain instances, the
U.S. Coast Guard
also authorizes an
Operational Distinguishing Device
for the medal.