Military Order of the White Lion, III Class Cross (1945)

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SKU: 01.CZE.0104.103.01.000

Estimated market value:

$1600 USD

  • III Class Cross Obverse

Estimated market value:

$1600 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Czechoslovakia
  • Makers
    Spink & Son, London
  • Composition
    Silver gilt/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: ZA VITEZSTVI Rev: PRAVDA VITEZI CSR
  • Size
    57mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the III Class Cross is attributed to Robert Prummel and Wikipedia at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orde_van_de_Witte_Leeuw_voor_de_Overwinning_1945.jpg through the release of the work into the public domain by the source via the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.

History


This Order was founded while the Czechoslovak government was in exile.

It was conferred upon foreign and Czechoslovakian soldiers in recognition of distinguished leadership and merit rendered on the battlefield during World War II.

The obverse inscription translates to "For Victory."

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