Serbian Medal for Military Virtues

This medal was instituted in 1883, a year after Serbia became a Kingdom and was originally given for meritorious military service during peace time. However, the legislation regarding this award was changed at a later point so that it could also be awarded during war. One side of the medal has the Serbian Cyrillic text 'ЗА ВОЈНИЧКЕ ВРЛИНЕ', which transliterates to 'Za Vojnicke Vrline', and transla…