Bohemia & Moravia, Protectorate. A Municipal Police Officer-Grade Felt Helmet, By Jan Malina certificate_of_authenticity measuring 36 mm (w) x

measuring 36 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)

and a brace of "mentions" (London Gazettes 29 May 1917 and 25 May 1918 refer)

bronze palm on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback

light contact on the centrepiece

prongs broken off/missing

Bohemia & Moravia, Protectorate. A Municipal Police Officer-Grade Felt Helmet, By Jan Malina certificate_of_authenticity measuring 36 mm (w) xAn 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