Lot 145: A Collection of Original International Military Medals and Badges Including United States and Ukrainian Examples

An assortment of military decorations from various nations. The lot includes an East German (DDR) bronze-gilt medal for twenty years of faithful service, featuring a central hammer and compass emblem within a grain wreath. The reverse is inscribed FUR 20 JAHRE TREUE DIENSTE. It is mounted on a red pentagonal ribbon with two gold-coloured stripes and includes a matching ribbon bar and a plastic presentation case with a foam insert. A United States Global War on Terrorism Service Medal in bronze depicts an eagle, shield, and globe, encircled by the text WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL. This is accompanied by a blue card box with a white adhesive label reading 8455002813214 MEDAL SET. NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE. REGULAR SIZE. 1 SET A 11/91 DLA100 91 C 4194 X. A United States National Defense Service Medal in bronze features an eagle perched on a sword and palm branch with the text NATIONAL DEFENSE, suspended from a red ribbon with central yellow, blue, and white stripes, attached to its original card backing with a matching ribbon bar. An East German armoured forces long service badge in gilt metal shows a tank silhouette over a laurel wreath and the GDR state emblem, with a scroll inscribed TREU GEDIENT. A Ukrainian Defender of the Fatherland medal in bronze-gilt features the Ukrainian Trident on a shield, suspended from an orange and black striped ribbon. This is accompanied by a paper award certificate with blue text in Cyrillic reading ПОСВІДЧЕННЯ до медалі ЗАХИСНИКУ ВІТЧИЗНИ. No measurements are provided as no scale is visible in the photographs.