Slovakia, First Republic. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia

A mixed lot of badges and insignia, including:

1. A Slovak Army wedge (overseas) cap insignia, constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised Slovak Cross emanating from mountain peaks and superimposed over a ribbed background, the edges perforated with four holes for sew-on attachment, unmarked, measuring 22 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A large Hlinka Guard/Hlinka Youth wedge (overseas) cap insignia, constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Slovak national eagle bearing a central national emblem and clutching a fasces, the reverse with both attachment prongs fully intact, maker marked “MINCOVŇA KREMNICA” for the National Mint, measuring 36 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

3. A small Hlinka Guard/Hlinka Youth wedge (overseas) cap insignia, constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of a Slovak national eagle bearing a central national emblem and clutching a fasces, perforated with three holes for sew-on attachment, in near extremely fine condition.

4. A Slovak Army personnel stick pin, constructed of aluminum, unmarked, measuring 20 mm (w) x 15 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

5. A 1943 Christmas pin, constructed of aluminum, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), demonstrating some loosening of the pin, in near extremely fine condition.

6. A Slovak World Congress badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 11 mm (w) x 12 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

7. A Czechoslovak Socialist Republic-era Soviet friendship pin, constructed of aluminum, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.