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WW2 Czechoslovakia Original War Cross 1939 with Original Ribbon
$ 57.55
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Original Vintage Bronze Medal and Ribbon. Medal is in excellent condition. It is on its original ribbon with French mount. The medal is from my personal collection. You will receive the one pictured.Czechoslovak War Cross was established by the edict of the Czechoslovak government on December 20, 1940 with its validity confirmed after WWII in January 1946.
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939 is a bronze cross barbée (44x48 mm) with crossed swords between the arms and with loop for ribbon suspension. Obverse has a central escutcheon bearing the forked-tailed, crowned lion of Bohemia with an escutcheon on its breast with the cross of Slovakia. The reverse has a central escutcheon bearing the Lion of Bohemia and the date ‘1939’and a circular medallion on each of the arms of the cross bearing the coat of arms for Slovakia (top), Moravia (left), Silesia (right) and Carpathian Rus (bottom).
The Cross is original and age-toned; on original ribbon mounted for wear in the French style. I identify it as a Prague made variant D. It has the smooth tail lion and the circular medallions on the reverse touch the edge of the arms.