Portugal, Republic. A War Cross Medal, Ii Class Buy Now and an Army Long Service

and an Army Long Service Medal

pin clasp on reverse

Exterior in chocolate brown leather

All are for a BMW vehicle

when the hobby of collecting Third Reich items was just starting to bloom

Portugal, Republic. A War Cross Medal, Ii Class Buy Now and an Army Long Service(Medalha da Cruz de Guerra). Instituted in 1916. In cast silver gilt, unmarked, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The War Cross Medal was instituted on November 30, 1916 and is awarded to military personnel and civilians for acts of bravery and deeds performed in wartime. The statute was supplemented in 1946 and 1971, so there