Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac after the plane had been

after the plane had been attacked by enemy fighters I noticed that the right wing had two large holes about two-thirds of the way out

engraved "1934" on the reverse

on a tan-coloured rayon backer

numbered 58635

with outer fastening device

Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac after the plane had been(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