Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of The Star, V Class Knight, Military Division, C.1940 United Republic of Accompanied by a Photograph of

Accompanied by a Photograph of Twelve Members of the Home Guard in a Wooded Setting (in black and white

in blackened tombac

From September to mid October the regiment defended a bridgehead at the Zapadnaya Litsa river during the ultimately failed attempt to conquer Murmansk

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

the reverse shows “Heil Hitler

Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of The Star, V Class Knight, Military Division, C.1940 United Republic of Accompanied by a Photograph ofOrdin "Steaua Romaniei". Instituted in 1877. Type II (1932 1947). In silvered bronze with red, green and blue enamels, cypher of Carol I on the obverse centrepiece, measuring 42. 7 mm (w) x 68. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, scattered silvering wear, on a replacement military peacetime ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Romania is Romania's highest