Finland, Republic. A Northern Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. Province of China consisting of partially elastic fabric

consisting of partially elastic fabric

5mm(w) x 51mm(h)

18th Field Artillery

multiple contact marks and surface wear

and riding breeches

Finland, Republic. A Northern Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. Province of China consisting of partially elastic fabricConstructed 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, SALLA, UHTUA, KIESTINKI, overlaid by a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a white enameled medallion, bearing a Finnish coat of arms topped by dates of 1941 42, in turn flanked by Finnish and German flags, and situated above