There were only 39 recipients
medals have become detached from the dabs of glue evident on the board ribbons
Footnote: Italo Balbo (June 6
Colonel's Left & Right Facing Collar Tab Pair (red wool upper wrapped around a burlap frame
254 mm x 305 mm) and his Air Medal Certificate (for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight from October 1967 to November 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam
Belgium, Kingdom. A Native Service Medal, Military Hold There were only 39 recipientsMdaille de Service pour Indignes. King Leopold III (1935 1953). Instituted in 1892. In dark bronze, engraver marked "E. BRACKENIER" on the obverse, measuring 32 mm in diameter, clasp on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 4, 1892 and awarded to native Congolese for good and loyal service to the Congo state.