Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Newly Listed The Order had five classes

The Order had five classes and was conferred on Serbian and Yugoslav citizens for achievements in peace or war

the ribbon with its matching Hoheitszeichen

A lot of three stickpins

Sapper Ireland proceeded overseas to the French theatre on February 24th and while with the 5th Battalion

presumably the original owner’s hometown

Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A First World War Independence Plaque 1914 Newly Listed The Order had five classesConstructed 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