Greece - Kingdom of: Medal of Military Merit 1916-1917, 4th Class.
Condition: Good Very Fine.
The medal was the creation in 1916 of the Revolutionary Committee based in Salonika and was known as the ‘Military Medal’. It was instituted formally by Royal Decree on 30 June 1917 and the name changed to the ‘Medal of Military Merit’. The medal continued to be issued in World War II, renamed the ‘Medal for Outstanding Acts’ but with the addition of a bar with the date ‘1940’. This in turn was replaced by a new version in 1950 which has, confusingly, the date ‘1940’ on its reverse. The medal was awarded to officers for meritorious conduct and loyal service.
