Burundi, Kingdom. A King Mwambutsa Iv Bangiricenge Meritorious Service Medal Auction medal identification and maker marked

medal identification and maker marked "Medallic Art Co

He says that he had to send so many thank-you cards that he was unable to have them handwritten

1943 and to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on July 1 of the same year

obverse illustrating a helmeted soldier tied to two columns

L-10 operated along the United States East Coast until April 1917 developing new techniques or undersea warfare

Burundi, Kingdom. A King Mwambutsa Iv Bangiricenge Meritorious Service Medal Auction medal identification and maker markedIn bronze, Belgian made, engraver marked "VL. E" on the obverse, measuring 32. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal would have been current between the date of independence from Belgium (July 1, 1962) and the deposition of the king by his son in 1966.