A 1934 World Cup participation medal awarded to the Czechoslovakia footballer Josef Kostalec, in bronze, the obverse with three footballers in raised

A 1934 World Cup participation medal awarded to the Czechoslovakia footballer Josef Kostalec, in bronze, the obverse with three footballers in raised relief, signed D.Manetti, the reverse inscribed CAMPIONATO MONDIALE DI CALCIO, F.F.F.A. F.I.G.C, ITALIA, MAGGIO-GIUGNO 1934 XII, 1. KOSTALEC, CECOSLOVACCHIA, diameter 50mm Josef Kostalek (1909-1971), Czech footballer, having played for Sparta Prague from 1929 to 1945, Sparta Povazska Bystricia from 1945 to 1946 and SK Rakovnik from 1946 to 1951. His international career spanned from 1930 to 1939, with 43 appearances scoring 2 goals, with the Czechoslovakia reaching the 1934 World Cup final against Italy at the Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, with Italy winning 2-1.