China, People's Republic. A Friendship Medal For Contributions In The Early Days Of Liberation 1958, Cased And Awarded To A Czech Citizen Auction and found himself in the

and found himself in the infantry

below the eagle is zinc Totenkopf (added later)

maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON

Between the wars he joined the police force in Berlin

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 20th Infantry Battalion "1st Central Ontario Regiment"

China, People's Republic. A Friendship Medal For Contributions In The Early Days Of Liberation 1958, Cased And Awarded To A Czech Citizen Auction and found himself in the( Jifng chq gngxin yuy xnzhng). In silver gilt with red enamels, obverse illustrating the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the centre of a large five pointed red star, with seven emanating rays between each star point, the star backed by an open ended wreath of laurel leaves, reverse inscribed in Chinese, measuring 42 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, bronze gilt star affixed to its original ribbon with pinback,