Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Russell) and two sisters (Geraldine

Russell) and two sisters (Geraldine

two horizontal pins on the reverse

the reverse overlaid by an analogous white enameled medallion

in die struck silver with entirely hand engraved details

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete- (Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories/RMBO) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Russell) and two sisters (GeraldineA rare Finnish Lapua Movement armband, constructed of two equal panels of blue and black cotton rayon blended cloth securely stitched together along a central seam, bearing the partially discernable remnant of an organizational emblem in the form of a warrior wielding a club while mounted on a bear, otherwise unmarked, measuring 19 cm (l) x 10 cm (h), demonstrating minor soiling, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Lapua Movement was a Finnish