Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic. A Memorial Medal of the VIS, c. 1955 certificate_of_authenticity making this a very rare

making this a very rare piece

Three weeks after arriving in New Guinea

4 cm long band

where he joined the Allgemeine SS and came to the attention of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler

consisting of a four armed cross surmounting by a bow inscribed SITIOS DE ASTORGA (Sieges of Astorga)

Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic. A Memorial Medal of the VIS, c. 1955 certificate_of_authenticity making this a very rare(Spomen Medalja VIS). Instituted in 1965 by Josip Broz Tito (c. 1955 issue). A circular medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse with a stylized picture of the island of Vis with a view of the Viskovo Harbour, circumscribed Vistvcrdava Revolucije Gdje je Tito tu Je Pobjeda (Vistvcrdava Revolution Where Tito is, there is Victory) in capitalized letters, the reverse plain but with a central banner inscribed Tude Necemo Svoje ne Damo (We wont go