Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Auction Archive Patrol Leader of the Armed

Patrol Leader of the Armed Gendarmerie Badge - in die stamped silvered bronze

the tally ribbons knotted together at the rear and stitched in place

8mm x H: 57

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

(Wehrmacht Gürtel mit Schnallen)

Vietnam, Democratic Republic (North Vietnam). A Ho Chi Minh Badge, Awarded for Shooting Down an American Plane, c.1965 Auction Archive Patrol Leader of the Armed(Huy Hiu H Ch Minh). In aluminum with a copper colored wash and red paint, illustrating the left facing bust of President Ho Chi Minh framed within sheafs of plants, with other plant life under the bust, a gear at the bottom above a ribbon banner bearing the inscription "VIET NAM DN CH CNG HA" (Vietnam Democratic Republic), measuring 39. 2 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h), with pinback, very light wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a black and white