Latvia, Republic. A Cased Order of the Cross of Recognition, IV. Class, c. 1940 Auction hallmarked with a sword on

hallmarked with a sword on the pin

402 mm x 502 mm

with the medieval Order of Saint Lazarus

both in bringing in donations and employing veterans in manufacture

After an extensive overhaul

Latvia, Republic. A Cased Order of the Cross of Recognition, IV. Class, c. 1940 Auction hallmarked with a sword on(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,