Finland, Republic. A 1941-1943 Eismeerfront Cross certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bears the Wachau

the obverse bears the Wachau (which is the landscape in and around the valley of the Danube between Melk and Krems on the Danube)

he held the post of Minister of Defense

MEIER USMC"

partially marked on the pin

trimmed at both the top and bottom with silver-grey threading

Finland, Republic. A 1941-1943 Eismeerfront Cross certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bears the WachauConstructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with dark blue enameled arms and with a central white enameled disc set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the disc bearing Finnish and German flags joined together in the centre by a Finnish national emblem, situated above dates 1941 1943, with a mobile swastika set into the centrepiece with its arms emanating from between the quadrants, the former