Thailand, Kingdom. A Brooch for Dames of King Rama IX and his Queen Hold Footnote: The Military Merit Medal

Footnote: The Military Merit Medal was instituted on March 12

The Medal was awarded to all the Portuguese military personnel who participated more than three months in the war

maker marked "M4/39" (F

measuring 28 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

Ekkehard Kylling - Schmidt

Thailand, Kingdom. A Brooch for Dames of King Rama IX and his Queen Hold Footnote: The Military Merit Medal( 9 ). Constructed of fire gilded bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of a central enamels bearing an official portrait of King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej) and his Queen (Sirikit Kitiyakara), surrounded by a ring of thirty round brilliant glass gems, suspended from a fixed ring with a swivel suspension decorated with a single round brilliant glass gem, suspended from a pink ladys ribbon with a horizontal pinback to be worn on the left breast,