Slovakia, First Republic. A Badge Of Honour For Eastern Front Service, Bronze Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and the metal devices demonstrate

and the metal devices demonstrate some oxidation

remaining in France for sixteen months

Klasse in Gold)

in multi-coloured enamels

the reverse with central number “9” in Roman numerals

Slovakia, First Republic. A Badge Of Honour For Eastern Front Service, Bronze Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and the metal devices demonstrateConstructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a central sword overlaid by an M32 helmet, the latter bearing a Slovak Cross situated above a date of 22. VI. 1941, with the tip of the sword plunging into a fractured five pointed star and stickle and hammer, situated against a backdrop of stylized rays, the reverse with a clip and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 32. 48 mm (w) x