A grouping of metal cap insignia
There are sporadic patches of soiling to the exterior and some material fatigue reflecting use
the bottom circular plate in brass and stamped with a series of marks
an office he retained to the end of his life
Finland, Republic. An Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander with Case, by A. Tillander Republic of A grouping of metal cap(Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta). Instituted in 1942. In silver gilt and enamel, a white enamelled cross, the obverse centerpiece bearing a rampant lion on a red enamelled field, circumscribed by a ring decorated with crossed red ribbons, marked on the suspension loop with the makers mark of A. Tillander, a silver crown hallmark denoting import between 1925 1998, and 813H silver fineness mark, hanging on a suspension loop, measures 49. 52 mm (w) x 54. 62