South Vietnam Honor Medal of Merit for the Army 1st Class 1953

South Vietnam: Honor Medal of Merit, I Class (gold - gilt) for the Armed Forces.
The medal was established in 1953, in 3 classes, 
to be awarded to the French (and later to the US) 
military personnel who assisted in forming and 
training of Military Units of the Vietnamese 
Armed Forces.  
Early example awarded to French.
A nice example of a military decoration of a 
country that no longer exists.

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post WW2 1953 - Colonial Wars

Item 100% original - ribbon original

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