Burundi, Kingdom. A King Mwambutsa Iv Bangiricenge Meritorious Service Medal certificate_of_authenticity marked on reverse "JL" (for

marked on reverse "JL" (for Jacob Laser)

" In his notes

It is signed in black ink on behalf of the commanding General by a Lieutenant General

initially defending the airspace over Berlin

On December 2nd

Burundi, Kingdom. A King Mwambutsa Iv Bangiricenge Meritorious Service Medal certificate_of_authenticity marked on reverse "JL" (forIn bronze, Belgian made, engraver marked "VL. E" on the obverse, measuring 32. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal would have been current between the date of independence from Belgium (July 1, 1962) and the deposition of the king by his son in 1966.