China, Empire. A Medal Of Merit, Second Class, C.1860 Auction Birthday Poem: Once again we

Birthday Poem: Once again we stand on the battlefield With hearts ablaze Ready to bear any pain For our great Fatherland   The battle is hard The enemy holds us in no regard But at the end of our long way We will meet German victory   As on the wide steppe of Kuban On the Laban passage The Panzers’ treads chime on Their battle-tune   At Malgobek and Ssagopschin As Panzer faced Panzer There stood the 2nd Company With glory by the first tank battle

Romania (Kingdom): Civil Division

An impressive and large medal in nickel silver

By his outstanding performance not only was the maximum damage inflicted on the enemy but our own losses were kept at a minimum

with original leather shoelace

China, Empire. A Medal Of Merit, Second Class, C.1860 Auction Birthday Poem: Once again wePresented by royalty, a circular silver medal with stylised cloud suspension to top and bottom; the face with a central glass cabochon, a stylised dragon to either side; the reverse with Chinese characters for Merit Medal on a stippled ground; diameter 33mm (1. 3 inches); on an old plain red ribbon, a red tassel below. The central cabochon is now greenish white; blue would have been used for a second (silver) class medal and it is possible that the