29th and 31st
Franz Joseph I (bronze gilt
The division was removed from the Eastern Front and sent west
set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing a raised institution date of “1866” with arabesques
the reverse with a barrel hinge and a tapering banjo-style pinback meeting an elongated round wire catch
Spain, Fascist State. A Medal Of Sports Merit, Ii Class Silver Grade, C.1955 Archive 29th and 31st(Medalla al mrito deportivo). Instituted in 1952. Two piece construction, in silver with red, white, light blue, dark blue, yellow, gray and black enamels, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 64. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its Olympic rings suspension, intact enamels, the two pieces held firmly in place via two pins, original ribbon, on a traditional Spanish style horizontal hanger with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for Sports Merit was instituted in