Slovakia, Independent State. Two Second War Medals Archive depicted in uniform and wearing

depicted in uniform and wearing Long Service Medal and an 1866 Prague Commemorative Medal

and the whole area was subject to heavy shell fire

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Queen Carola of Saxony

the obverse consisting of a winged and crowned wheel

Slovakia, Independent State. Two Second War Medals Archive depicted in uniform and wearingIncludes: 1. Medal of Bravery, III Class Bronze Grade (Vyznamenanie za hrdinstvo). Instituted in 1939. In bronze gilt, measuring 36 mm in diameter, fasces style suspension, "ZA ZASLUHY" (For Merit) device on its original lightly soiled ribbon with pinback. 2. Defence of Slovakia Commemorative Medal 1939, Type II (Pamtn medaila "Za obranu Slovenska 1939"). Instituted in 1939. In bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), with intact ring but missing