China, People's Republic. A Friendship Medal For Contributions In The Early Days Of Liberation 1958, Cased And Awarded To A Czech Citizen GTRexclude mounted to a silver with

mounted to a silver with red and black enamelled base

58 mm long knurled needle pin

Aluminum hilt fittings show very light wear to pommel and crossguard

Having collected them

China, People's Republic. A Friendship Medal For Contributions In The Early Days Of Liberation 1958, Cased And Awarded To A Czech Citizen GTRexclude mounted to a silver with( Jifng chq gngxin yuy xnzhng). In silver gilt with red enamels, obverse illustrating the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the centre of a large five pointed red star, with seven emanating rays between each star point, the star backed by an open ended wreath of laurel leaves, reverse inscribed in Chinese, measuring 42 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, bronze gilt star affixed to its original ribbon with pinback,