Slovakia, First Republic. A Rare War Victory Cross, Iii Class Archive who was a patriot of

who was a patriot of Taunton

000 awarded to citizens of Yugoslavia who in 1941 started resistance against Axis forces

field grey wool underside

is stamped with “1/23” and illegible manufacturer’s details

the armband is bordered by golden cello threads

Slovakia, First Republic. A Rare War Victory Cross, Iii Class Archive who was a patriot ofInstituted 11 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A rare Slovak War Victory Cross, III Class, constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of radiant silver starburst pattern, overlaid by a blue enameled Patriarchal Cross, with its three and nine oclock positions flanked by linden leaves, the reverse with an integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, the pinback marked with a silver content number of 987