Slovakia, First Republic. An Army Racing Team Badge, III Class Archive 29 cm (w) x 10

29 cm (w) x 10

slight oxidation to wires

wounded or POW begin to appear in rapid succession

Stamped onto the crown in black ink is a manufacture date of “1944”

Slovakia, First Republic. An Army Racing Team Badge, III Class Archive 29 cm (w) x 10Constructed 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 banner executed in white, blue, and red enamels, overlaid by initials OAP (Oddielu Armdnych Pretekrov Department of Army Racers), overlaid by a black enameled triangle bearing a Slovak national eagle bearing an enameled coat of arms and clutching a circular laurel leaf wreath in its talons, the