Latvia, Republic. A Cased Order of the Cross of Recognition, IV. Class, c. 1940 Archive based upon and equivalent of

based upon and equivalent of the German Gestapo

measuring 75 mm (w) x 80 mm (l) x 25 mm (h)

constructed of grey machine embroidery on a black backer

the supports with magnetic metal keys on a length of chain

Latvia, Republic. A Cased Order of the Cross of Recognition, IV. Class, c. 1940 Archive based upon and equivalent of(Atzinbas Krusts). Re Instituted in 1938. (1939 1940 issue). A silver gilt Maltese Cross with white enamelled arms and ball finials, with dual intertwined rings in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central oval gilded medallion bearing the Coat of Arms of Latvia and dated 1938, the reverse with a similar central oval gilded medallion bearing the Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia and dated 1710,