Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity each measuring 44 mm (w)

each measuring 44 mm (w) x 114 mm (l)

Other articles are about a united Europe fighting against Bolshevism

the centre obverse depicts a white-enamelled cross over a red background

with evidence of pinback repair

Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity each measuring 44 mm (w)(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