Yugoslavia Order of Military Merit with Silver Swords 3rd Class

Order of Military Merit with Silver Swords 3rd Class (Orden za Vojne Zasluge sa Srebrnim Maèevima), 6-torch version in silver.
Massive eight-pointed rayed silver star; the face with a silver escutcheon bearing a gilt-edged red enamel five-pointed star on crossed silver swords and six upright gilt torches with red enamel flames, all imposed on a circular laurel wreath; the reverse plain with vertical pin for wear, with silver hallmarks weight 68.4g. The Order was instituted on 29 December 1951 (with effect from 1 January 1952) by the Parliament of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in three classes to be awarded to senior military and also civilians, both Yugoslav and foreign, for military merit. In 1998 the Order was renamed the Order of Defence and Security. Purchased in Sarajevo 1997

Code: 50120