Slovakia, I Republic. A Military Sports Badge, I Class In Gold Auction Footnote: Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

Footnote: Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891–1948) was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

3 mm x 265 mm overall

Mabel Herod of West Brantford

each tongue with a hole at its end for the feeding through of the leather drawstring

along with biplanes bearing mobile swastika insignias

Slovakia, I Republic. A Military Sports Badge, I Class In Gold Auction Footnote: Wilhelm Ritter von ThomaConstructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a red, white, and blue enameled banner overlaid by initials OAP, overlaid by a black enameled triangle bearing a Slovak national eagle clutching a wreath, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.