National Defence Cross

SKU: 02.HUN.0106.101.01

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  • National Defence Cross Obverse

Attributes

  • country
    Hungary
  • date of institution
    December 11, 1940
  • remarks
    It is a rare award. The image of the Silver Cross is attributed to Duke83 and Wikipedia at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nemzetv%C3%A9delmi_Kereszt-1941.JPG through the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

History


This Cross was originally founded by Miklos Horthy to reward Hungarian citizens that fought against communist dangers, such as Bela Kun in 1919, but it was also awarded for service during World War II.

The reverse inscription translates to "For the Homeland."

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National Defence Cross

  • Price

    $20+ USD

  • Composition

    Silvered Bronze

  • Inscription

    Rev: A HAZAERT 1940

  • Size

    39mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    The image of the Silver Cross is attributed to Duke83 and Wikipedia at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nemzetv%C3%A9delmi_Kereszt...

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