Albania - Communism era: Order of Skanderbeg,
II class.
The Order was instituted in 1945 and was named
after the Byzantine hero Georgios Kastriotis -
Skanderbeg (Gjergi Kastrioti (in Albanian) or
Iskender Bey (in Turkish), 1405 -1468), the
Albanian National Hero.
It was awarded, in 3 classes, for Military and Civil
merit.
This example is of the early quality type (1st type),
by the East German maker PräWeMa (Präge
Werkzeug Machinen) Markneukirchen.
Despite being a former communist country,
Albania issued medals and decorations of high
quality and in very low numbers.
FULL SIZE
World War 2 - 1945
Item 100% original
Condition as on the photos
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