Liechtenstein, Dukedom. An Order Of Merit, Gold Medal, C.1940 Archive The leather uniforms provided a

The leather uniforms provided a certain protection against fire when the tanks got hit by Allied shells

103 mm x 285 mm

face of the postcard has experienced loss on the left side of the collage

rim numbered 16264

Liechtenstein, Dukedom. An Order Of Merit, Gold Medal, C.1940 Archive The leather uniforms provided a(Frstlich Liechtensteinischer Verdienstorden). Instituted in 1937 by Duke Franz I. (Issued 1937 Present). In bronze gilt, a hollow four armed cross pattee with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central blue enameled medallion bearing the gilt monogram L for Liechtenstein, within a red enameled ring, the reverse with a similar central medallion inscribed the gilt royal monogram of Franz I, surrounded by a red ring of enamels, measuring 55. 56 mm (w) x