Guatemala. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1950 Archive Benson gained permission from the

Benson gained permission from the War Office

with a central silver medallion marked “H

The top also has an opening which changes numbers

two Pilot Wings (red

Guatemala. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1950 Archive Benson gained permission from the(Cruz al Merito Militar). Instituted October 1947. A five armed medallion with pebbled arm faces, a wreath lay between the arms, the obverse centre bears a white enamel and silver Guatemalan coat of arms encompassed by a blue enamel border with the inscription MERITO MILITAR II CLASE (MILITARY MERIT II CLASS), the reverse is plain, attached to the top of the medal is a pair of upwards facing crossed swords on an integral loop, measuring 48. 62 mm (w)