Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction inscribed "ARTICLE 16 DU TRAITE

inscribed "ARTICLE 16 DU TRAITE DE PARIS DU 30 MARS 1856" on the side of the throne on which the goddess is seated upon and leaning on her elbow (the last paragraph of Article 16 of the Paris Peace Treaty enjoined the establishment of the European Danube Commission)

the obverse consisting of a German flag overlaid by the flags of Austria and Hungary

minor material fatigue is evident to the exterior of the case but the cross is in a near mint condition

and Maximilian I

measures 95mm (w) x 100 mm (h - to base of star)

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction inscribed "ARTICLE 16 DU TRAITE(rmelschild der lettischen Freiwilligen der Waffen SS). Of multi piece construction, consisting of an off white cotton twill base, overlaid on the obverse by a layer of maroon cotton till, defaced by a diagonal off white tresse in representation of a Latvian national emblem, topped by a black bar bearing a printed white inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked, measuring 48 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), a scarce domestically produced variant in uniform removed and