Slovakia, Republic. A Medal Of Bravery, I Class Gold Grade, C.1040 Auction Archive consisting of 1) A War

consisting of 1) A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords

with its period original and full size sash ribbon

on attaining his eighteenth birthday

(L' Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana)

and on October 19th 1942 he was assigned to the Budweis 302nd Reserve Infantry Battalion

Slovakia, Republic. A Medal Of Bravery, I Class Gold Grade, C.1040 Auction Archive consisting of 1) A War(Vyznamenanie za hrdinstvo). Instituted in 1939. In bronze gilt, marked "" on the obverse, measuring 36 mm in diameter, fasces style suspension, rosette in silvered bronze with red, white and blue enamels, along with a lacquered finish, affixed to an alternate version ribbon with pinback, edge nicks, light contact, accompanied by its 35 mm (w) x 13 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was awarded from 1939 to 1945