constructed of a sturdy red cotton/linen twill
with a push button latch
a very good example of an early paratrooper's badge
Footnote: This medal was awarded to members of the Siamese Expeditionary Force participating in the First World War on the side of the Entente
United Kingdom. A Knight Bachelor’s Badge, with Case, c.1929 Hold constructed of a sturdy redInstituted 1926. The Large version, in silver gilt with red enamels, presenting a sword, stirrups and garter, reverse presents a single vertical pin, hallmarked with the British lion and marked with a leopard's head (made in London) on the obverse and on the underside of the pin, maker marked "RJ" (Robert William Jay), date marked o indicating 1929, measures 47. 3 mm (w) x 63. 4 mm (h), notable enamel loss and damage, gilt intact, in very fine