United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Medal With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity he was initially involved In

he was initially involved In mapping for artillery ranging in the south of England (1940) and surveying tunnel construction for the defence of Gibraltar (1941-1942)

Finely crafted in silver and bright enamels with a detailed gold centre and bronze gilt crown

maker mark 15 designating Friedrich Orth of Wien

a paramilitary organization set up by former soldiers in the chaos following the end of the First World War

United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Medal With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity he was initially involved InA Maltese cross constructed bronze with blue and white enamels, with artillery cannons crossing between the arms, surmounted by a cannonball, the obverse centre presents a national eagle, circumscribed by a ring of red enamel bearing the inscription V. C. A. S. N. Y. 1790 in gold lettering, the reverse centre shows a cannon and flag, surrounded by a red enamelled ring reading PRO PATRIA ET JURE GENTIUM, measuring 32. 63 mm (w) x 43. 59 mm (h), on loop