Miniature circular bronze medal with eyelet for ribbon suspension; the face with the head of King Ferdinand I looking left circumscribed with his name and title; the reverse inscribed ‘ZA ZASLUGA’ (for Merit) in Cyrillic characters above a five-pointed star within a wreath of oak and laurel; diameter 16.06mm (0.63 inch); on replaced correct trifold ribbon.
The Medal for Merit was founded on 25 December 1881 and awarded in three classes, gold (rarely awarded), silver and bronze for service to the Crown or Fatherland, the bronze medal being awarded to lower-ranking officials and non-commissioned officers.
This example shows an older King Ferdinand and thus dates from the early years of the 20th Century.
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