Latvia, Republic. A Cross Of Recognition, Iii Class Bronze Grade Medal, C.1940 Auction Archive 1943 and May 27

1943 and May 27

In bronze gilt with white and red enameling

Accompanied by a dagger portepee fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire

69mm(w) x 20mm(h)

the obverse with a central monogram of King Friedrich August III

Latvia, Republic. A Cross Of Recognition, Iii Class Bronze Grade Medal, C.1940 Auction Archive 1943 and May 27(Atzinbas krusts). Instituted in 1938. In bronze, measuring 36 mm in diameter, bruised, edge nicks, spotting, on its original triangular ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Cross of Recognition is a state decoration of Latvia. It was established in 1710 in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia by Duke Frederick William as a symbol of the then established Order of Recognition (lOrdre de la Reconnaissance). According to the order's statute, it was