Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed " and describes the mangled

" and describes the mangled condition of the aircraft: "Damage

constructed of black cloth with silver/grey machine embroidered edelweiss with yellow stamen

a cross formed in traditional Croatian wattle pattern

lower stuffing is green

Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed " and describes the mangled(Nemzetvdelmi Kereszt). Instituted in 1940. In silvered zinc, measuring 39 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bubbling evident in the zinc, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: The National Defence Cross was instituted on December 11, 1940, with the initial intention of rewarding those who had resisted and defeated the Communist regime of Bela Kun in 1919 and latterly,