Greece, Republic. An Academy of Athens Research Award, Angel Balevski 1977 Hold including a 1934 German Cycling

including a 1934 German Cycling Association (DRV) regional championship badge

maker marked “Эдуард” (“Eduard”)

dated 21 May 1939 and named to Gertrud Giese (nee Juert)

nickel-silver fittings on the shell show light surface wear and gray age patina

HAZARA 1888 (1207 Pte G

Greece, Republic. An Academy of Athens Research Award, Angel Balevski 1977 Hold including a 1934 German CyclingAwarded by the Academy of Athens, the highest research institute in Greece, featuring a 34 link collar each with green and black enamel, with center medallion presenting left facing bust of Athena, representing wisdom and intellectual progress, surrounded by green enameled laurels, reverse with a plain field and engraved and dedicated to Angel Balevski who was the recipient of the rare Soviet Lomonosov Gold Medal, measuring 51 mm (w) x 75 mm (h