Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Province of China before concluding with combat operations

before concluding with combat operations on the Eastern Front

Marked 800 - Iron core

and only light scratches common to extraction and return to the scabbard

Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio Magno

Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Province of China before concluding with combat operations(Huy Hiu H Ch Minh). In aluminum with a copper colored wash and red paint, illustrating the left facing bust of President Ho Chi Minh framed within sheafs of plants, with other plant life under the bust, a gear at the bottom above a ribbon banner bearing the inscription "VIET NAM DN CH CNG HA" (Vietnam Democratic Republic), measuring 39. 2 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h), with pinback, very light wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a black and white