Czechoslovakia , First Republic. An Order Of The Falcon, C.1920 GTRexclude numbers of shots fired

numbers of shots fired

Greey of Toronto

and “VM” for “Vincent Mayer” on the suspension ring attached to the cross

Measuring 147x208mm

the son of a postal official and studied law in Strasbourg from 1898 to 1903

Czechoslovakia , First Republic. An Order Of The Falcon, C.1920 GTRexclude numbers of shots fired(tefnikv d Sokola). Instituted November 1918. A five armed bronze gilt Ruppert Cross with blue and white enamels, obverse centre depicting three falcons in flight over mountains, reverse centre featuring a blue enameled S (Czechoslovakia) surmounting the institution date 1918 in gilt and surrounded on either side by a branch of gilt laurel leaves, measuring 41 mm (w) x 51 mm (h inclusive of laurel ring suspension), with wear and enamel contact, fine.