Germany, NSDAP. An Early Flag Pole Finial consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The award was intended as

The award was intended as a reward for undaunted courage by the lower ranks (soldiers

Monti devoted more and more of his time to translations from French and Latin

The Silver Medal was awarded to members of the military and royal air force in recognition of service in minor campaigns between 1918 and 1962 outside of campaigns in India and East

measuring 62 mm (w) x 87

An arm shield in the red/white/red Latvian colours

Germany, NSDAP. An Early Flag Pole Finial consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The award was intended as(NSDAP Fahnenspitze). Constructed of brass, consisting of a mobile swastika situated within a circular frame, emanating from a cascading stem with a hollow base, the latter perforated with an eyelet for the insertion of a screw to firmly affix the finial to a pole, unmarked, measuring 11. 5 cm (w) x 21. 5 cm (h), a period soldered repair is visible where the ring meets the stem, while an additional crack is visible to the base adjacent to the eyelet,