South Vietnamese Armed Forces Honour Medal First Class

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This medal was awarded to foreign allies of the South Vietnamese Armed Forces during the 1962-1972 war. This is in excellent condition, though the gilding, never very good, has darkened in the crevices and corners. The medal is flat and free of any bends or dents. The ribbon and pins are in excellent condition, with no errant threads, tears or stains. The medal measures 4 cm wide and tall. âe(tm)s a description of the medal from an Australian archival web site: "Gilded metal; Specimen South Vietnamese Armed Forces Honour Medal, First Class. This decoration was originally known as 'La Medaille du Merite Vietnamien', and was intended for French or foreign advisors to the Vietnamese forces. The medal is a gilded cross paty with additional points reflected down the arms and thin blade points radiating from the angles between the arms. A central disk holds a coiled dragon within a thin band which contains the raised words 'DANH-DU BOI-TINH VIET-NAM'. The reverse is plain. Suspension is by a large rectangular bar, the upper verticals of which are bent back at about 45 degrees. On the lower horizontal is incorporated a laurel wreath from which the medal hangs. The ribbon is yellow, with 5 mm red bands located 2mm in from each edge and three 3 mm light blue bands 3 mm apart in the centre."

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