Order of Military Merit, 3rd degree, mod. 1951, in a case, Yugoslavia

Historical background: White metal, enamel, gilding, stamping. The original order is in excellent condition. A strap and an original case are included. Guarantee of authenticity.

Order of Military Merit (Serbo-Croatian Order for military merit / Orden za vojne zasluge, maked. Order of Military Merit, Slovenia. Red za vojaške zasluge) is an award of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was awarded for military merit. The Order was established by the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on December 29, 1951, along with the medal. The Order was awarded to senior and senior officers who, by their example and perseverance in their work, developed military affairs to achieve the tasks assigned to military formations, or created conditions for achieving victories and great successes, as well as civilian personnel of military units and military organizations who, thanks to their personal example, contributed to the development of military affairs or helped achieve important tasks. The law of March 1, 1961 established three degrees of the order: I degree with a large star (2,609 people were awarded), II degree with golden swords (24,141 people were awarded) and III degree with silver swords (94,684 people were awarded). 87,699 people were awarded the medal.