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A Order of the Lion of Finland
(CS1555) A Nice Rare Cased Order of the Lion of Finland being a Commander's Cross worn around the neck. The cross is hallmarked on the eyering "813H", has the crown and the AT makers mark which appears to be for A.TILLANDER as this is the name under the lid of the case. The cross has no enamel damage and is of superb quality and construction. Often issued to German nationals, normally the 11th SS Nordland division and 5th SS Viking division were amongst those who received this type of cross, The cross comes complete with a small piece of red ribbon that has two hooks affixed at each end for fixing to the underside of a collar. The cross comes in its original award two piece leatherette case of issue with the makers name under the lid. There is a cut out for the cross and this sits on a black velvet base and space for the ribbon is at the top. The black hard case has the Finnish lion holding a sword embossed in gold to the lid and is opened by a hinge and pop catch. A very nice to find Award . GBP £495.00
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