A 1941-1943 Commemorative German/Finnish North Front Badge Auction Impressed in capitals (CHARLES McGRATH

Impressed in capitals (CHARLES McGRATH

10” on the reverse

marked "629

awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to his son

The award can be seen in his photograph on his left breast pocket

A 1941-1943 Commemorative German/Finnish North Front Badge Auction Impressed in capitals (CHARLES McGRATHConstructed of silvered and gilded tombac; featuring a white enamelled medallion depicting both the Finnish and German national flags in blue, white, red, and black enamels with the Finnish rampant lion within a red enameled shield. The obverse inscribed Pohjoisrintama Die Nordfront ( The North Front) and the dates 1941 43 in gilded lettering. The centerpiece is superimposed on a royal blue enamelled cross patte with a swastika in between the arms,