Greece, Republic. An Academy of Athens Research Award, Angel Balevski 1977 Hold maker marked “Эдуард” (“Eduard”)

maker marked “Эдуард” (“Eduard”)

Footnote: The Canadian Army Medical Corps

Footnote: The Cross of the Legion of Ukranian “Sich” Riflemen was established by the Central Executive of Ukranian Sich Riflemen in 1918 in Vienna

nickel-silver fittings on the shell show light surface wear and gray age patina

the reverse bearing the remnants of an adhesive from previous display

Greece, Republic. An Academy of Athens Research Award, Angel Balevski 1977 Hold maker marked “Эдуард” (“Eduard”)Awarded by the Academy of Athens, the highest research institute in Greece, featuring a 34 link collar each with green and black enamel, with center medallion presenting left facing bust of Athena, representing wisdom and intellectual progress, surrounded by green enameled laurels, reverse with a plain field and engraved and dedicated to Angel Balevski who was the recipient of the rare Soviet Lomonosov Gold Medal, measuring 51 mm (w) x 75 mm (h