Norway, Kingdom. A Second War Narvik Participation Medal, By J. Tostrup consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a partially-legible

the obverse bearing a partially-legible studio mark of “W

engraved with a membership number of “54915” for Franz Joss

He served as a Staff Sergeant with the United States Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater

In blackened bronze with a bronze-coloured wash

with a hoist sleeve for pole insertion stitched in place on the left side

Norway, Kingdom. A Second War Narvik Participation Medal, By J. Tostrup consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a partially-legibleInstituted September 19 1945. In bronze, the obverse features a rampant crowned lion holding an axe in a crowned shield, surrounded by an inscription 9 APRIL 1940 8 MAI 1945, the reverse features three flags surrounded by a chain link, with a central ring inscribed DELTAGER I KAMPEN, measures 33. 5 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), weighs 18. 3 grams (including ribbon), marked on reverse of pin on ribbon J. TOSTRUP, light wear and contact mark, in very fine