Description
set on a dark green wool backer
the reverse inscribed “DEM VERDIENSTE UM FÜRST UND VATERLAND” (German - For merit for the prince and fatherland)
The dagger is tightly held together by a single nickel-silver pommel nut
The interior content consists of 15 paginated pages detailing a brief history of duelling pistols in Europe and America
minor scuffing and slightly bent
Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic. An Order Of The Hero Of Socialist Labor certificate_of_authenticity set on a dark green(Orden narodnog heroja). Instituted in 1942. In bronze with a gold coloured gilt, measuring 444mm (w) x 59 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, on its full length neck ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: This Order was the fifth highest state decoration. It was conferred upon Yugoslav citizens, factories, collectives, mines, sports teams, etc. in recognition of exceptional achievement. The Order could be awarded to foreigners and posthumously. The