mariusgin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Hi please help me with some info regarding this badge. (country, meaning, value) Is written V.J.K 1894 - 1934 Kosice. Thank you, Marius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilylev Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Košice is the city in eastern part of todays Slovakia. In 1934 it was in Czechoslovakia. And before 1918 it was in Austria - Hungary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilylev Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Would you add a picture of reverse of the badge and tell us the size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariusgin Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 3 hours ago, bilylev said: Would you add a picture of reverse of the badge and tell us the size? i will post later a reverse picture. The size is almost 3cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Google translate tells me that 'Riding Club' in Slovak is 'Jazdecký Klub' so I suspect that that accounts for the JK in VJK, making this the membership (?) badge of a riding club in Košice rather than anything military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariusgin Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Trooper_D said: Google translate tells me that 'Riding Club' in Slovak is 'Jazdecký Klub' so I suspect that that accounts for the JK in VJK, making this the membership (?) badge of a riding club in Košice rather than anything military. Someone told me that V = vojenský = militay. So VJK stands for Military riding club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Many czech-slovak military horseman were excepional amateur jockeys and participated in the Czech jump race that made the grand national seem like a klddies outing. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, mariusgin said: Someone told me that V = vojenský = militay. So VJK stands for Military riding club... If so, that brings it nicely back on topic 2 hours ago, paul wood said: Many czech-slovak military horseman were excepional amateur jockeys and participated in the Czech jump race that made the grand national seem like a klddies outing. Paul Called Velká pardubická or so Wikipedia tells me, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velká_pardubická Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Thanks for the info. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hello, After the disintegration of the Austro Hungarian Empire the city of Kassa until these time part of Hungary went to the new State of Czechoslovakia and was renamed Kosice . it was in the Slovakian portion of the new nation . The Army of Czechoslovakia received many ex Imperial officers and specially in the Slovakian portion many traditions of the Imperial Army were retained including the cavalry school and equestrian skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) By one of those strange coincidences, today's Daily Telegraph (a UK broadsheet newspaper, for those who don't know it) has published a review of a book about the first (and only?) female winner of the Velká pardubická. As far as I am aware it isn't behind the paywall (I'm a subscriber so I can't tell) so I would encourage a read as - to keep it on topic for GMIC - it mentions the influence of the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in the starting of the race as well as its politicisation just before WW2 (a third of the entry in 1937 were German officers). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/unbreakable-richard-askwith-review-tale-nazi-fighting-jockey/ Edited March 30, 2019 by Trooper_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hello Trooper D ,Thanks for the link ,Is possible to read free the article with only registration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 17 hours ago, Bayern said: Hello Trooper D ,Thanks for the link ,Is possible to read free the article with only registration Thanks for confirming that, Bayern. I hope you enjoyed the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hello Trooper, Certainly i enjoyed it thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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