Canada, Dominion. Nova Scotia Militia 1749-1867 by Joseph Plimsoll Edwards Province of China the disc measuring 19 mm

the disc measuring 19 mm in diameter

a padded silk liner on the interior of the lid

signed by the Air Vice-Marshal

the reverse bears the inscription “В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ СОРОКОВОЙ ГОДОВЩИНЫ” (To Commemorate the Fortieth Anniversary) along the exterior rim of the medal with the inscription “ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛ СССР” (Armed Forces USSR) in script in the center and the inscription dates “1918-1958” directly below

with overall dimensions of 111 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)

Canada, Dominion. Nova Scotia Militia 1749-1867 by Joseph Plimsoll Edwards Province of China the disc measuring 19 mmHardcover, textured sky blue cloth cover, the text on the spine in gold colored ink, the cloth cover having been bound to the original inserted paperback version privately, entitled "Nova Scotia Militia 1749 1867" by Joseph Plimsoll Edwards of Londonderry, Nova Scotia, published in 1913. The book is an illustrated history of the militia in pre Confederation Nova Scotia, containing 52 pages of text in English, printed in black ink, on an off white