Lithuania, Republic. A Vytis Army Cap Badge, C.1935 Hold engraved on reverse: M

engraved on reverse: M

MDCCLXXII” (“INSTITUTED BY GUSTAV III MDCCLXXII”)

measuring 1144 mm (w) x 46 mm (h)

20 mm x 25 mm)

Bethmann famously expressed his astonishment that England would go to war for "a scrap of paper" (the 1839 treaty guaranteeing Belgium's neutrality)

Lithuania, Republic. A Vytis Army Cap Badge, C.1935 Hold engraved on reverse: MA cap badge of two piece construction, with a silvered armour clad knight on horseback holding an olden sword and shield (also known as the Vytis insignia), on a red enamelled bronze based dome, measuring 22 mm in diameter, both prongs and enamels intact, and extremely fine. Footnote: The coat of arms of Lithuania, consisting of an armor clad knight on horseback holding an olden sword and shield, is also known as Vytis ("the Chaser"). The Lithuanian