Finland, Republic. A Lot of Medals & Decorations Republic of secured in place with a

secured in place with a row of machine stitching and topped along the seam by a band of red piping which fully trims the cap

Colonel Balchen

soldiers had no head protection other than their cloth and leather caps

February 1946 (featuring stories about the Canadian Women's Army Corps

35mm (w) x 49

Finland, Republic. A Lot of Medals & Decorations Republic of secured in place with a1. Finland. An Order of the Cross of Liberty, IV Class. Instituted in 1918. Cross in white enamel, running through each arm of the cross on the obverse is a gold enamel resembling a swastika, obverse centerpiece shows gold rose on black enamel background, inclusive of sword suspension 65. 3 mm (h) x 39 mm (w), on original striped ribbon with bow, near mint condition. Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Liberty was instituted on the 4th of March, 1918,