Finland, Republic. A Rare Lapland Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. visually-hidden “Gott mit uns” (“God with

“Gott mit uns” (“God with us”) arched overhead

marked with a boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver guarantee post 1838

in silvered and gilt silver with red

With the Second World War well underway

An extremely fine quality manufacture wartime miniature Pour le Mérite boutonnière

Finland, Republic. A Rare Lapland Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. visually-hidden “Gott mit uns” (“God withConstructed 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, ALAKURTTI, KIESTINKI, overlaid by a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a black enameled medallion, itself bearing a Finnish coat of arms with the flags of Finland and German, situated above dates of 1941 1943 inscriptions