Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovakian Army Patriotic Plaque, Ca. 1941 Auction possibly worn as a cap

possibly worn as a cap badge

NINA THE EQUAL OF THE APOSTLES 1860" on the reverse

The cross-guard is constructed of solid nickel

and Bronze Grade "Grundschein" Award Stickpin (bronze

Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovakian Army Patriotic Plaque, Ca. 1941 Auction possibly worn as a capA detailed Slovakian Army patriotic plaque, consisting of a dark lacquered wooden frame, set around a bronzed plaster composite centrepiece depicting raised Slovak Army personnel overlaying a Slovakian Cross and mountainous terrain, above a raised inscription of OSUD SLOVENSKA JE V RUKCH ARMDY (THE FATE OF SLOVAKIA IS IN THE HANDS OF THE ARMY), the reverse retaining a metal suspension loop and a mostly intact brown paper liner, unmarked, measuring 288