Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Auction Archive BC (January 1941)

BC (January 1941)

measuring 58 mm (w) x 98 mm (l) x 20 mm (h)

silvered and maker marked "DRAGO PARIS" on the reverse

inside lined in olive green rayon with pockets at the breast on both sides

Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Auction Archive BC (January 1941)Constructed of a bronze alloy with wood, consisting of a relief bearing a central rising sun overlaid by a raised number 14, flanked by a soldier of the Czechoslovak Legion, and topped by an inscription of SVOBOE NA STR (FREEDOM TO GUARD), set within a multi piece dark wooden frame, the lower obverse of the relief bearing an illegible designers mark, measuring 260 mm (w) x 80 mm (w) x 225 mm (h), with some scratching and oxidation evident to the wood