Latvia, Republic. A Cross Of Recognition, Iii Class Bronze Grade Medal, C.1940 GTRexclude 74 second class and 1

74 second class and 1

in silver copperwash bronze

with scratching overall

Both side panels are in silver

Latvia, Republic. A Cross Of Recognition, Iii Class Bronze Grade Medal, C.1940 GTRexclude 74 second class and 1(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