Laos, Kingdom. A Gendarmerie Medal, C.1975 GTRexclude Miniature (silver with white and

Miniature (silver with white and black enamels

2 mm x 36 mm)

where it was re-designated the 107th Pioneer Battalion and was to serve in France in that capacity

embroidery in red for the tongue and in black for the eye on the snake

Laos, Kingdom. A Gendarmerie Medal, C.1975 GTRexclude Miniature (silver with white andInstituted in 1970. In silvered bronze with red enamels, measuring 31. 3 mm (w) x 67. 5 mm (h), chipping evident in the red enamels on the star, light contact, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Gendarmerie Medal was instituted in 1970 by King Savang Vatthana, as a reward for brave conduct and meritorious service in the national police forces of the kingdom as the gendarmerie equivalent of the Military Medal.