Finland, Republic. A Northern Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. GTRexclude Lüdenscheid and numbered "6213") on

Lüdenscheid and numbered "6213") on the reverse

with minor loss of finish visible to the silvered applique

It is marked a “Behelfszahlungsmittel” (auxiliary currency) that was only valid inside the Wehrmacht and could not be used as public currency

the last three medals scarce

Following military service late in the First World War

Finland, Republic. A Northern Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. GTRexclude Lüdenscheid and numbered "6213") onConstructed 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