Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Province of China Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio

Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio Magno

by gauge of VS-SI clarity

the obverse bearing a central raised NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

three Medals for Merit to the Nation (all in bronze gilt

and only light scratches common to extraction and return to the scabbard

Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Province of China Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio(Huy Hiu H Ch Minh). In aluminum with a copper colored wash and red paint, illustrating the left facing bust of President Ho Chi Minh framed within sheafs of plants, with other plant life under the bust, a gear at the bottom above a ribbon banner bearing the inscription "VIET NAM DN CH CNG HA" (Vietnam Democratic Republic), measuring 39. 2 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h), with pinback, very light wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a black and white