and with pleasing old patina
A textbook example of a mint Faithful Service Cross awarded for twenty-five years of service
measuring 13 mm (w) x 21 mm (h) with a 45 mm-long needle
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Footnote: Bernd von Doering (16 January 1903 – 7 July 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II
Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Cross Of Liberty, Iii Class, Military Division, C.1942 Archive and with pleasing old patina(Vapaudenristin ritarikunta). Instituted in 1918. In gilt and blackened iron, magnetic, dated "1941" on the reverse, measuring 39 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, light contact evident on the gilt on the arms, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Liberty is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland.