Norway. A Viking Ship Folk Art Silver Brooch Auction Archive original ribbon: and War Star

original ribbon: and War Star 1971 (Star-i-Herb 1391): in bronze gilt

flanked by an illegible DRK district stamp

certified by the handwritten signature of an Oberstleutnant and regimental commander

"The Long Service Medals awarded in the New Zealand Army 1887-1957"

Austria-Hungary (today Serbia)

Norway. A Viking Ship Folk Art Silver Brooch Auction Archive original ribbon: and War StarConstructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a viking ship manned by a crew of warriors clutching shields, riding a stylized wave which takes the form of a serpent likely symbolizing Jrmangundr, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with a silver content number of 830 and the hallmarks of an unidentified Norwegian silversmith, measuring 60. 08 mm (w) x 16. 67 mm (h), weighing 3. 6 grams, a