Includes:
1. Order of the People's Army with Silver Star, III Class (Orden narodne armije). Instituted in 1952. Four-piece construction, insignia in frosted and gilt bronze with white enamels, mounted to a five-pointed silvered metal star base, each star point with three wide emanating rays, with two smaller wide emanating rays between each star point, measuring 69.5 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, very light contact overall. In its hardshelled case of issue, the exterior in red and exhibiting a wavy pattern, the lid inscribed "Orden Narodne Armije sa srebrnom zvijezdom" in gold-coloured ink, inside lid in white nylon, the base with a medal bed in black felt, with a raised tab to secure the Order, the recessed medal bed housing the ribbon bar below empty as it has been lost to time, measuring 105 mm (w) x 152 mm (h) x 33.5 mm (h), exhibiting overall wear on the exterior, along with handwritten inscription in blue ink on the bottom.
2. Order of Military Merit with Silver Sword, III Class (Orden za Vojne Zasluge). Instituted in 1951. Three-piece construction, insignia in frosted and gilt bronze with red and green enamels, mounted to an eight-pointed star base, each star point with seven emanating rays, with two emanating rays between each star point, hallmarked with a rooster surrounded by a "B" and "II" (900 silver) within a hexagon-shaped border and maker marked "IKOM" on the reverse, measuring 65.5 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, scattered silvering wear on the shield bearing the red star, along with gilt wear on the torch, contact marks present on the reverse. In its hardshelled case of issue, the exterior in blue and exhibiting a dimpled pattern, the lid bearing the Yugoslavia coat-of-arms and inscribed "ORDEN ZA VOJNE ZASLUGE III. reda" in gold-coloured ink, inside lid in white nylon, padded, bearing the coat-of-arms and exhibiting the impression of the badge, the base with a blue and white cord trim around a recessed medal bed in black felt, with a raised tab to secure the Order, the recessed medal bed housing the ribbon bar below empty as it has been lost to time, measuring 110 mm (w) x 130 mm (h) x 35 mm (d), exhibiting moderate wear on the exterior. Near extremely fine and better than very fine, respectively.
Footnotes:
1. Order of the People's Army was instituted on January 1, 1952 and discontinued in 1991. It was awarded for services to the Armed Forces, and for successful peacetime command, in three grades.
2. The Order of Military Merit was instituted on December 29, 1951 and re-named the Order of Defence and Security in 1998. It was awarded to senior military and also civilians, both Yugoslav and foreign, for military merit, in three grades.