Finland, Republic. An Arctic Ocean Front Cross Republic of eight badges with pins

eight badges with pins

pin and catch marked with boars head denoting French manufacture post 1838

the reverse medallion features the year 1883 on a white field

SR: MAJESTÄT DES KÖNIGS”

the shield has loosened from the plaque and some material fatigue is evident

Finland, Republic. An Arctic Ocean Front Cross Republic of eight badges with pinsConstructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by a mobile swastika bearing inscriptions of PETSMO, LITSA, KIRKKONIEMI, LIINAHAMARI, overlaid by a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a black enameled medallion, bearing a Finnish coat of arms flanked by the flags of Finland and Germany, situated above dates 1941 1943 and