Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit United Republic of 1920 and awarded to soldiers

1920 and awarded to soldiers who served for at least one year during the First World War and

spotting on the reverse)

the underside marked “Preussische Staatsmünze

Above the upper right breast pocket is an officer’s insignia in the form of a forest green wool patch bearing a hand-embroidered

but without significant rips or holes

Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit United Republic of 1920 and awarded to soldiers(Suomen Leijonan suurristi). Instituted in 1942. Four piece construction, lion in silver centered upon a red enamelled disk, mounted to a silver cross base, marked with the crown national mark, maker marked "AT" within a diamond shaped border (Alexander Tillander, Helsinki), marked "830" (silver) and date marked with an "A" but the number following it is obscured (the date therefore undetermined), on the obverse of the integral ring, measuring 41 mm