Romania, Socialist Republic. A Rare Order for Sport Merit, I Class Badge Archive obverse depicting central gold German

obverse depicting central gold German national eagle clutching mobile swastika in front of Nuremberg skyline

There is a dual hook and eye at the opening of the collar

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced carmine wool

from Florida to Yangkai

97 mm (w) x 52

Romania, Socialist Republic. A Rare Order for Sport Merit, I Class Badge Archive obverse depicting central gold German(Ordinul Meritul Sportiv clasa a I a). Constructed of 14K Gold with brass and multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a red enameled medallion, overlaid by a Gold starburst with a blue enameled centrepiece bearing a gilt discus thrower, circumscribed by a gilt inscription of MERITUL SPORTIV (SPORT MERIT), all surrounded by a Gold laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the top by an enameled Romanian flag, the reverse showing a gilded bronze