El Salvador. A Medal For Distinguished Valor To The Loyal Defenders, In Silver, C. 1839 Hold awarded at regimental headquarters on

awarded at regimental headquarters on 27 August 1944 for three wounds suffered between 27 June and 17 August 1944

with one end completing in functional bronze clasp

(Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden Ritterkreuz)

extensive wear

These include a Reichsbetriebsnummer of “0/0380/0332” for an unidentified Chemnitz-based manufacturer

El Salvador. A Medal For Distinguished Valor To The Loyal Defenders, In Silver, C. 1839 Hold awarded at regimental headquarters onInstituted May 1839 by Francisco Morazan. A silver medal of the Liberal Regime of Francisco Morazan against Invading Armies from Guatemala and Nicaragua in 1839, the obverse presenting the left facing high relief bust of Francisco Morazan, surrounded by REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR LA PATRIA A SUS LEALES DEFENSORES, the reverse presents the inscription PREMIO AL VALOR DISTINGUIDO inside a wreath, surmounted by a shield suspension presenting a volcano on the