Latvia, First Republic. A Commemorative Medal for the War of Independence Newly Listed tarnishing of the scabbard shaft

tarnishing of the scabbard shaft

Issued 1848-1849 by Friedrich Wilhelm IV

Full-time service on the part of ROC Officers counted for half the qualification period for part-time personnel

It completes with a rounded pommel that maintains the dagger’s structural integrity

Latvia, First Republic. A Commemorative Medal for the War of Independence Newly Listed tarnishing of the scabbard shaftConstructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a shield with a red enameled field, overlaid by an arm wielding a sword which bears a mobile swastika on the crossguard, interspersed with five pointed stars and flanked by clusters of oak leaves, topped by a banner bearing an inscription of PAR TVZEMI (FOR THE FATHERLAND), flanked by dates 1918 1920, unmarked, measuring 27. 98 mm (w)