Russia, Soviet Union. An Artillery Proficiency Badge Province of China Marine Corps Spanish Campaign Medal

Marine Corps Spanish Campaign Medal 1898 (bronze

on original blue ribbon with four thin red stripes in the center

Kingston and Toronto) from June to September 1866

the reverse inscribed in the centre with “Für Verdienst im Kriege 1914” (For Merit in War 1914)

Spaces 08 and 07

Russia, Soviet Union. An Artillery Proficiency Badge Province of China Marine Corps Spanish Campaign MedalA Soviet artillery proficiency badge, constructed of bronze, consisting of a shield decorated with oak leaves on either side, with a pair of crossed cannons at the base and a central Hammer and Sickle in gilt, the reverse with a threaded screw post accompanied by a backing plate, unmarked, measuring 34. 2 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (l), weighing 21. 78 grams, in near very fine condition.