Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic. A Lot of Two Second Class Awards

Includes:

1. Order of the People's Army with Gold Star, II Class (Orden narodne armije). Instituted in 1952. Four-piece construction, insignia in frosted and gilt bronze with white enamels, mounted to a five-pointed star base, each star point with three wide emanating rays, with two smaller wide emanating rays between each star point, hallmarked with a rooster surrounded by a "B" and "II" (900 silver) within a hexagon-shaped border and maker marked "IKOM" on the reverse, measuring 67.2 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), vertical pinback, traces of gilt remains on the star base.

2. Order of Military Merit with Gold Sword, II Class (Orden za Vojne Zasluge). Instituted in 1951. Four-piece construction, insignia in frosted and gilt bronze with red and green enamels, mounted to an eight-pointed star base, each star point with seven emanating rays, with two emanating rays between each star point, hallmarked with a rooster surrounded by a "B" and "II" (900 silver) within a hexagon-shaped border and maker marked "IKOM" on the reverse, measuring 64.7 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), vertical pinback, scattered silvering wear on the shield bearing the red star. Intact enamels, very light contact.

Together, near extremely fine.

Footnotes:

1. Order of the People's Army was instituted on January 1, 1952 and discontinued in 1991. It was awarded for services to the Armed Forces, and for successful peacetime command, in three grades.

2. The Order of Military Merit was instituted on December 29, 1951 and re-named the Order of Defence and Security in 1998. It was awarded to senior military and also civilians, both Yugoslav and foreign, for military merit, in three grades.