Russia, White Russian Movement. A Veterans' Society Of The World War Order Of The Compassionate Heart Auction buckle is marked "RZM 36/42

buckle is marked "RZM 36/42 SS" ("36" signifies the maker code

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Constructed of card stock with a faux black leather exterior liner

the six position is obscured by the inset second hand clock with a silvered metal secondhand

but is discoloured from active wear

Russia, White Russian Movement. A Veterans' Society Of The World War Order Of The Compassionate Heart Auction buckle is marked "RZM 36/42In bronze gilt with red and white enamels, crowned two headed eagle insignia placed upon a heart on the obverse, inscribed "R. V. S." over "W. W." (Russian Veterans' Society of the World War) on the reverse, measuring 31. 7 mm (w) x 35. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Compassionate Heart was originally bestowed upon First World War Russian veterans living in exile in the United States.