a 1939 Rudolstadt merit badge
in silvered zink (the obverse with the silvering worn off
one on the ground
extending outward from each side of the central motif are two ridged arrowheads
Type III medallions feature a portrait of Napoleon on the obverse and an imperial eagle on the reverse
Canada. A Queen's South Africa Medal, To Gunner Charles W. Hughes, Royal Canadian Artillery certificate_of_authenticity a 1939 Rudolstadt merit badge(158 GR: C. HUGHES, R. CANDN: ART:). Naming is officially impressed. Edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Charles W. Hughes was born in Columbus City, Indiana. He enlisted as a Gunner (158) with the Royal Canadian Artillery for South African service, at Kingston, Ontario on January 4, 1900, at the age of 27, naming his next of kin as his father who was a resident of Columbus City, stating that he had previously served