the base of the coupling with a rope-style border and resting upon a large floral motif
Oltenia and Banat- the lion on the bridge on red enamel background) and the black and white crest of the Royal House of Hohenzollern
240 mm x 335 mm)
in addition to slight tarnishing of the blade
the reverse is plain and marked “G&S”
Romania, Kingdom. A Military Academy Graduate Badge, I Class Gold Grade, C.1935 GTRexclude the base of the couplingInstituted 1930. In bronze gilt, an ovular badge with a central perched eagle, an enamelled crowned coat of arms in the lower left quadrant, surmounted by a crowned monogram of King Carol II, the reverse features a vertical pin, measures 34. 78mm (w) x 65. 45mm (h), weighs 21. 6 grams, light wear to obverse, in very fine condition. Footnote: King Carol II ruled Romania from 1930 until 1940, when he went into exile in Mexico. This badge was awarded to