HUNGARIAN MEDAL FOR THE LIBERATION OF TRANSYLVANIA

Alloy Hungarian commemorative Medal
For the Liberation of Transylvania in 1940,
On its original Blue silk triangular ribbon

Medal marked the return of Northern Transylvania (Siebenbürgen) to Hungary from Romania.
The region had been lost to Romania after WW1
Under German and Italian arbitration (in Vienna 1940)
Romania returned the NW area of Transylvania to Hungary.
The territory was returned to Romania after WW2

Good honest collectible medal from the Horthy era.

Code: 51585