Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, V Class, C.1955 Newly Listed and between pages 178 and

and between pages 178 and 207

the top bears a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a swastika in its talons

lobbying the US Congress to establish veterans' pensions

made three round trips to Iceland as an ocean escort

set into a handle with ribbed borders

Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, V Class, C.1955 Newly Listed and between pages 178 and(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich). Instituted in 1952. Badge: cross shaped base in silver with red and white enamels, arms insignia suspension in silver with red, white, blue and black enamels, measuring 50 mm (w) x 72 mm (h) inclusive of its arms suspension, full length neck ribbon; and Breast Star: arms insignia in silver with red, white, blue and black enamels, mounted to an eight pointed silver star base, each star point with