Slovakia, Republic. An Order of the Military Victory Cross, III Class Republic of copper or metal alloy

copper or metal alloy

In a letter from his mother

original three-panel brown leather liner in place

Instituted December 3rd

she sunk the U-257

Slovakia, Republic. An Order of the Military Victory Cross, III Class Republic of copper or metal alloy(Vojenn vitazn kri). Instituted in 1939. Type II. (1941 1944). In silver and blue enamels the Slovak (patriarchal) cross decorated with emanating rays between the each of the six blue enamelled arms, with clusters of linden leaves at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions, measuring 35. 5 mm (w) x 51. 4 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, very light contact, accompanied by original tag, in near mint condition.