The Sentinel(1935-1940) was an organisation created by the king Carol II to replace the Scouts and to counter the influence of the Iron Guard. All boys aged 7 to 18 and all girls between 7 and 21 were supposed to join.
The organisation had a paramilitary character, resembling Hitler's Youth and Italian Balilla. The members were bound by a Credo:
"Faith and labour for Country and King. 1. I believe in God and the Church of my ancestors; 2. I believe in the King of the Country, our Great Sentinel, the Leader of the Romanian People's destinies; 3. I believe in labour and sacrifice — dedicating my entire being to the advancement and prosperity of the Motherland; 4. I believe in Straja Ţării — the guarantee of the People's Unity, of the Boundaries and of the Romanian Soul."
The set is the last issued with Straja Tarii inscription because a couple of months later they were disbanded by the Iron Guard.
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