Romania, Socialist Republic. A Rare Order for Sport Merit, I Class Badge Archive There is a dual hook

There is a dual hook and eye at the opening of the collar

extending best wishes to the recipient

a Photograph of  Leo's Brother in his 2nd Battalion Uniform (black and white

from Florida to Yangkai

Romania, Socialist Republic. A Rare Order for Sport Merit, I Class Badge Archive There is a dual hook(Ordinul Meritul Sportiv clasa a I a). Constructed of 14K Gold with brass and multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a red enameled medallion, overlaid by a Gold starburst with a blue enameled centrepiece bearing a gilt discus thrower, circumscribed by a gilt inscription of MERITUL SPORTIV (SPORT MERIT), all surrounded by a Gold laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the top by an enameled Romanian flag, the reverse showing a gilded bronze