International. An Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Breast Star, in Gold certificate_of_authenticity 12th Shock Paratrooper Battalion Badge

12th Shock Paratrooper Battalion Badge

the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre

was founded in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century

A Royal Air Force Service and Release Book

above the left breast pocket is a ribbon bar measuring 112 mm (w) x 10 mm (h)

International. An Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Breast Star, in Gold certificate_of_authenticity 12th Shock Paratrooper Battalion Badge(Johanniter Orden). A lovely Maltese Cross, in Gold, with white enamels, absent of heraldic symbols in the arms of the cross, the reverse offers a vertical pin, measures 48. 75 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), weighs 13. 21 grams, notable enamel flake to the 3 oclock arm, smaller flakes and chips to the white enamel on the reverse, remains very fine.