Estonia, Republic. An Order Of The Red Cross, V Class Knight, C.1940 Auction (Gau-Essen Ehrenzeichen)

(Gau-Essen Ehrenzeichen)

arriving with them on the 4th

with his widow

Some ink staining and material fatigue is visible

54mm in length)

Estonia, Republic. An Order Of The Red Cross, V Class Knight, C.1940 Auction (Gau-Essen Ehrenzeichen)(Eesti Punase Risti teenetemaerk). Instituted in 1936. Three piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, light blue and black enamels, measuring 39 mm (w) x 58. 5 mm (w) inclusive of its integral ring, tiny chip evident in the white enamels on the reverse of the lighthouse, otherwise the enamels are intact, missing its ring and ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The award was originally instituted in 1920 as the Commemorative Decoration of