insignia in bronze gilt with green enamels
A grouping of metal cap insignia
the bottom circular plate in brass and stamped with a series of marks
There are sporadic patches of soiling to the exterior and some material fatigue reflecting use
Finland, Republic. An Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander with Case, by A. Tillander Republic of insignia in bronze gilt with(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