Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Newly Listed They fought well enough while

They fought well enough while they were behind cover and could fire their cannon and machine guns

(Verfassungstag Erinnerungsmedaille)

number 255900

An enamelled Lower Saxony badge

circa 1880-1890 period manufacture

Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Newly Listed They fought well enough whileConstructed 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