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In silvered brass with gilt ribbon inclusive of black enameling as well as gilt Carol I cypher, measuring 45.2 mm (w) x 57.7 mm (h), scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine.
Footnote: The Military High School Instructor's Badge was instituted in 1931 and was issued to lecturers, instructors and professors attached to the Military High School (Şcoala Superioară de Război) with a length of teaching experience exceeding seven years, and was worn on the left breast. The institution itself was founded much earlier, nearly half a century before, on August 08, 1889 according to the Royal Decree No. 2073/1889. The ""Alere Flammam"" on the badge is a shortened version of the Latin catchphrase ""Alere Flammam Veritatis"", accredited to the Roman poet Ovid and literally translates as ""Feeding the Flame of Verity"". That motto is still widely used by modern institutions of higher learning. The badge ceased to exist with the abolition of the Romanian Monarchy on December 30, 1947.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.