Nika s reliéfem Salva Guardia, Cultural monument and chapel-shrine in Aš, Czech Republic.

The Salva Guardia relief is a rectangular sandstone slab with a segmental arched top, carved with a crowned double-headed imperial eagle bearing the imperial shield on its chest and the sceptre and orb in its talons, with the words Salva Guardia cut above the head. It is set in a flat pseudo-baroque niche framed by an edicule on the corner of the garden wall of the small chateau that now houses the town museum, in Mikulášská street.

The relief was carved in 1724 by an unknown author after Anton Josef Zedtwitz obtained the right to place it on the Zedtwitz castle gate as a symbol of exemption from quartering troops. After a fire at the castle, the new owner had it removed, and in 1836 it was transferred to the gate of the old Catholic church. When the new church was built, it was taken down again and moved to its present site in 1892.

The inscription 'Salva Guardia' above the relief refers to an imperial privilege granting exemption from quartering duties. The double-headed eagle with crown and scepter served as a visible sign of this special status for people in the city.

The relief sits on the corner of the garden wall of the chateau that now houses the town museum, on Mikulášská Street. It faces the street and can be examined at any time without entering the building. Look up to see the sandstone panel with its segmental arch and the inscription above the eagle.

The relief was taken down after a fire at the Zedtwitz castle, moved to the old Catholic church gate in 1836, removed again when that church was replaced, and brought to its present spot in 1892.