Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version Newly Listed 1944 and carrying a facsimile

1944 and carrying a facsimile of Commander of the 1st Paratrooper Division

A rare Ottoman presentation knife

replacement steel clip and ring suspension

the obverse with a raised central “W” with the re-institution date “1914” in raised numbering on the lower arm

1951 to April 18

Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version Newly Listed 1944 and carrying a facsimileEjercito Aliado contra el Paraguay. Instituted in 1891.. Blackened iron, 41 mm, with silvered sun suspension indicative of the issue to officers, original ribbon with dual prongs, surface rust on the medal, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted by a decree of April 4, 1891 and awarded to the military of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, who had taken part in the war with Paraguay. The war was triggered by the expansionist aims of the