An 1938 Czech Loyal Service Cross Of The National Armed Guard; Silver Version Auction silver wash nearly completely worn

silver wash nearly completely worn off

as indicated by the accompanying envelope

(SYDNEY WILSON)

4 mm x 17 mm enamelled bar and 9

serving on the home front in the Lancaster Reserve and is confirmed in the list under Cavalry Records

An 1938 Czech Loyal Service Cross Of The National Armed Guard; Silver Version Auction silver wash nearly completely wornIn silver, hallmarked and maker marked "MO" on upper arm on the reverse, very crisp detail, 35. 2 mm, bronze linden leaf clasp on original ribbon, better than extremely fine. Footnote: NSG (Narodn Streleckych Gard = National Armed Guard). The Czech National Guard can trace its antecedents back to the Middle Ages; this cross was awarded for service during the Sudetenland crisis of 1938which culminated in the ignominious appeasement of Germany at Munich.