Bohemia & Moravia, Protectorate. A Municipal Police Officer-Grade Felt Helmet, By Jan Malina certificate_of_authenticity on loop for suspension -

on loop for suspension - marked “4” for “C

includes section of period neck ribbon

the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces

An early example consisting of a ball-tipped five pointed star in silvered bronze

Bohemia & Moravia, Protectorate. A Municipal Police Officer-Grade Felt Helmet, By Jan Malina certificate_of_authenticity on loop for suspension -An extremely well preserved officer grade Municipal Police felt helmet, constructed of a sturdy black pressed composite fibre. The shell features two gilded bronze crossbars which meet in the middle in the centre of the crown, and connect at all four ends to a band of identical construction set around the lower shell. Pinned onto the peak of the helmet is an insignia consisting of a central gilded Protectorate coat of arms, within a circular linden