Hungary, People's Republic. An Order Of Merit For The Sovereign Military Hospitaler Order Of St. John Of Jerusalem, 1956 Issue certificate_of_authenticity on the lower arm of

on the lower arm of the cross is the helmet of the Braunschweig coat of arms

for devotion to duty

used on Police cap badges of Banovina of Croatia (1939-1941)

consisting of an eight-pointed radiant star with pebbled arms

Hungary, People's Republic. An Order Of Merit For The Sovereign Military Hospitaler Order Of St. John Of Jerusalem, 1956 Issue certificate_of_authenticity on the lower arm ofIn bronze, obverse illustrating the Hungarian coat of arms, engraver marked "S. J" (S. Johnson of Milan) and surrounded by the inscription "HVNGARORVM VIRTVTEM IN CHRISTO IVVANTIBVS MCMLVI" (1956), reverse illustrating a Maltese cross and surrounded by the inscription "S IOHANNIS HIEROSOLYMITANI + SACRA DOMVS HOSPITALIS", the oval medal surmounted by a crown, measuring 36 mm (w) x 66. 5 mm (h), spotting, very light contact, original ribbon, near