Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction Archive The reason given is illegible

The reason given is illegible

plus an oral examination

the United Kingdom and Continental Europe during the Second World War

reverse crown with hand engraved detailing

A German Red Cross Sister's Cross

Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction Archive The reason given is illegible(Nemzetvdelmi Kereszt). Instituted in 1940. In silvered zinc, measuring 39 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bubbling evident in the zinc, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: The National Defence Cross was instituted on December 11, 1940, with the initial intention of rewarding those who had resisted and defeated the Communist regime of Bela Kun in 1919 and latterly,