Medal riband fitted with a crimp brooch mounting bar, with maker hallmark mark 'G27' on reverseThe mounting brooch retains the original hinged pin and drop lock clasp fittings, as issuedThe Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Bar was instituted by an Act of Congress on May 10, 1944. The riband bar was subsequently converted to a medalThe decoration is awarded to officers and men of ships operated by the War Shipping Administration for service in the Pacific War Zone between December 7, 1941, to March 2, 1946. This theatre of operations comprised the North Pacific, South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean east of 80 degrees east longitudeCondition: About EF