Greece WWII Cross for Military Valor 1st Class with Clasp 1940 by Spink Boxed

Greece: Cross of Military Valor 1st Class, for 
Officers. 
Silver, gilt and enameled medal by the British 
maker Spink in London, with 1940 clasp on 
the ribbon, in box of issue. 
Only 13.068 1st Class Crosses were ever 
awarded (only 3483 1st Class Crosses were 
awarded during WW2 – like this example)

The Order was instituted in 1913 right after 
the end of the Balkan Wars in 3 Classes. 
It was awarded for Μilitary Valor during the 
Balkan Wars, WW1 and during the Disastrous 
Campaign in Asia Minor (1922). 

It was discontinued in 1923 and it was 
reinstituted in 1940 with the addition of the 
"1940" clasp on the ribbon.

The medal depicts St. Georgios (George) 
slaying the Dragon and on the reverse side 
writes "ΑΞΙΑ = Valor". 
It is the highest military merit award of 
Greece (it is still in use without the crown) and 
it ranks as an Order. 
This is the version of the medal that was 
awarded to the Hellenic Armed Forces of the 
Middle East (after the occupation of Greece 
by the Germans in 1941).

FULL SIZE

WW2 1939 - 1940

Item 100% original - ribbon, box original

Condition as on the photos: some chip of the 
blue enamel especially on the right arm of the 
cross (obverse side)

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