27 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)
Footnote: The Order of Aeronautical Merit was established on November 30
situated within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER” (“FAITHFUL AND STEADFAST”)
partially because of his nervous character Schott slipped into a state of depression
The helmet measures approximately 226 mm (w) 280 mm (l) x 140 mm (h)
Mongolia, People’s Republic. An Honorary Medal of Combat, c. 1945 GTRexclude 27 mm (w) x 34(Instituted May 16th, 1941). A circular silver medal, the obverse depicting a leaping horse with a rider wielding a saber, surrounded by a red enameled ring with a decorative track, the reverse is plain, numbered 14177, on a swivel ring for suspension from its suspender with a triangular red ribbon and screw post pinback (missing its backing plate), unmarked but traditionally manufactured by the Moscow Mint, measuring 36. 2 mm in diameter, in better