Syria, Republic. An Order Of Military Honour, I Class Grand Cross Star, C.1955 Buy Now buckles in field-grey much scarcer

buckles in field-grey much scarcer then aluminum/silver-grey painted buckles

chipping evident in the blue enamels)

died on 7th March 1945 and is remembered at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery

printed in black ink on the reverse

(Militärverdienstkreuz III

Syria, Republic. An Order Of Military Honour, I Class Grand Cross Star, C.1955 Buy Now buckles in field-grey much scarcerInstituted in 1953. In silver gilt with red, black and green enamels, measuring 77. 2 mm (w) 77 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual prongs, light tarnishing on the pin, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Military Honour was instituted on July 4, 1953 and is awarded for bravery and leadership on the battlefield. It is awarded in for grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Classes and is Syria's highest purely military decoration.