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The Emergency - Seirbhis Naisuinta Service Medals: One of the rarest Irish service medals. Merchant Marine Medal 1939-1946. A very good Irish Emergency Service Medal, issued to the Merchant Marine Service, An tSeirbhis Mhuir-Thracthtala, with clasp & 2 bars on blue and white ribbon. The obverse with female figure holding Irish wolfhound, the reverse a large steamship at sea with a sailing vessel just visible. The obverse was designed by Lawrence Campbell & the reverse by Donal Murphy. In v. good condition. * Extremely Rare. This is one of only 37 of these medals issued with two bars. It is also v. unusual in that it has different designers for obverse and reverse of the same medal. (1) The Emergency - Seirbhis Naisuinta Service Medals: One of the rarest Irish service medals. Merchant Marine Medal 1939-1946. A very good Irish Emergency Service Medal, issued to the Merchant Marine Service, An tSeirbhis Mhuir-Thracthtala, with clasp & 2 bars on blue and white ribbon. The obverse with female figure holding Irish wolfhound, the reverse a large steamship at sea with a sailing vessel just visible. The obverse was designed by Lawrence Campbell & the reverse by Donal Murphy. In v. good condition. * Extremely Rare. This is one of only 37 of these medals issued with two bars. It is also v. unusual in that it has different designers for obverse and reverse of the same medal. (1)