Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Archive 8th Australian Division

8th Australian Division

"for using threatening language to his Superior Officer"

by Schwertner & Cie

Tommy Hayes and his small staff were expe­ri­enc­ing a sixteen hour day

otherwise extremely fine and rare

Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Archive 8th Australian DivisionInstituted 1943. Two piece construction, a circular bronze gilt medal with red, orange, green brown, light blue and dark blue enamels, the obverse bears a soldier wearing a backpack holding a gun, encompassed by a dark blue enamel border inscribed in gilt MEXICO CONFIA EN TUS HIJOS (MEXICO TRUST YOUR CHILDREN), with a laurel wreath border tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse bears the inscription MAYO 28 DE 1942 COMITE CENTRAL DE LA DEFENSA