Merchant Navy Meritorious Service Medal 2005, obverse bust of Lord Nelson with ‘The Merchant Navy Medal’ above and ‘1805- Trafalgar - 2005’ below, the reverse the Merchant Navy logo with ‘For Meritorious Service’ below, 37mm, cupro-nickle, unnamed, extremely fine £60-£80

This medal was instituted in 2005 to recognise the meritorious service of British seafarers and awarded annually to a maximum of 15 recipients. It was replaced in 2015 by a similarly named state award.