Student ID card Czechoslovak Sokol Community, 1938

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Condition: found, good

Dimensions: 7.5 cm x 11 cm

Historic student membership card of Czechoslovak Sokol Organization from period 1938-1939 with stamps, containing 4 pages, registration number 51. This card comes from a dramatic period just before the outbreak of World War II and collapse of the First Czechoslovak Republic. The years 1938-1939 were a critical period - Munich Agreement in September 1938, creation of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in March 1939. The student card was intended for young members of Sokol movement who participated in regular exercise and physical education. Czechoslovak Sokol Organization was the supreme organization of Sokol movement. Stamps on the card prove membership validity and participation in Sokol activities in difficult times. Four-page format contained personal information, membership stamps, and organization rules. Number 51 is the registration number of specific card. Rare memorabilia for collectors of Sokol documents, lovers of end of First Republic history, or those interested in youth Sokol movement in pre-war period.