A Romanian Socialist Republic Order Of Medical Merit; 1St Class Star certificate_of_authenticity Blackened lacquered leather construction with

Blackened lacquered leather construction with brass metal fittings

silver gilt with orange and white enamels

Upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939

528 tons of Allied shipping

very fine quality contemporary striking

A Romanian Socialist Republic Order Of Medical Merit; 1St Class Star certificate_of_authenticity Blackened lacquered leather construction withMulti piece construction, bronze gilt with red and white enamels, with ten raised couplings, each with a white synthetic stone, unmarked, with "RSR" (Romania Socialist Republic, 1965 1989) designation, 58. 7 mm x 59. 2 mm, horizontal pinback, two tiny chips evident in the white enamels, light contact on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Medical Merit was instituted in 1969 in three grades, to be awarded to senior ranking members