Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 certificate_of_authenticity as being "No longer fit

as being "No longer fit for war service" and was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment aboard the Hospital Ship Araguaya from Liverpool

In the past year

Exactly a year later

the reverse of the core displaying moderate loss of paint

marked ""V

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 certificate_of_authenticity as being "No longer fitArmband: insignia composed of three strips forming a red cotton cross on a white wool circle, the insignia sewn in place on the front panel of the cobalt blue cotton base, stamped in red ink "1943" on the underside, the ends sewn together at the rear, measuring 205 mm (w) x 130 mm (h), lightly soiled due to colour bleeding from the red cross; and Patch: insignia with a red wool cross on a white wool circle, on a cobalt blue wool base, measuring 65 mm