Egypt, Kingdom. A Palestine Medal,C.1950 Archive but extremely fine condition

but extremely fine condition

the obverse depicting the rightward facing head of Marianne

the stitched edge of the sweatband trimmed in thin black piping

Mounted to a trapezoid-shaped suspension with swing bar pinback

transferred to the 3rd Battalion on May 3

Egypt, Kingdom. A Palestine Medal,C.1950 Archive but extremely fine condition(Medalyet Falasteen). In bronze, Kingdom version with the bust of King Farouq on the reverse, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 42. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, spotting evident on the obverse, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Palestine Medal was instituted in 1948 and awarded for service in the 1948 1949 Arab Israeli War. It was revised in 1953, when Egypt became a Republic, the reverse of the medal altered to reflect the