The Order of Merit is awarded for special merit in the humanitarian
Sir George Wyatt Truscott died on April 16
and is acknowledged as having been wounded twice while in France
original ribbons on the war medals
first unsuccessfully in Congo-Kinshasa and later in Bolivia
Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Badge Of Honour, Type Iv Hold The Order of Merit is( ). Instituted in 1935. In silver gilt with red enamels, concave reverse, maker marked " " (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "1120280" on the reverse, measuring 33. 8 mm x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, very light contact, soiled original ribbon, mounted to a five sided magnetic metal suspension with pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was