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U.S.A. Legion of Merit Medal. Full-Sized.
The Legion of Merit was established by Act of Congress approved July 20, 1942, and by Executive Order 9260 signed on October 29, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Legion of Merit is an order of merit awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. It is presented by the United States Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Homeland Security.
The decoration is awarded to members of the Uniformed Services of the United States, as well as to political and military leaders of allied nations.
OBVERSE: A five-armed white enameled cross of ten points, each point tipped with a gold ball. The cross is bordered in American Beauty red enamel. In the center of the cross, thirteen stars on a blue field are surrounded by a circle of heraldic clouds. Between the arms of the cross, a laurel wreath is tied in a bow between the two lower arms of the cross. Between the wreath and the center of the medal, situated in each re-entrant angle of the cross, are two crossed arrows pointing outward.
REVERSE: The same cross appears on the reverse, except it is not enameled. In the center of the cross is a blank circular space defined by a rope border to be used for engraving the recipient's name. Contained within a second rope border (forming a space between the two), the raised inscription, ANNUIT COEPTIS MDCCLXXXII with each word being separated by a bullet. In place of the wreath that appears on the obverse, there is a band bearing the raised inscription, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, each word also separated by a bullet. In the re-entrant angles of the cross, in the space between the band and the center of the medal, are two crossed arrows pointing outward.
HANGER/RIBBON: The ribbon is purple-red (American Beauty Red) edged in white. The color is modified from that of the Purple Heart, which is also derived from General George Washington's Badge of Military Merit.
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