Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit, Boxed United Republic of It set about cultivating programs

It set about cultivating programs that could conceivably create a cadre of trained flyers for possible national emergencies

measuring 300 mm (w) x 215 mm (h) x 50 mm (d)

plus an needle with white thread attached fed through the pocket's outer lining

(ОРДЕНЪ ЗА ГРАЖДАНСКА ЗАСЛУГА ДАМСКИ КРЪСЪ III C T

except it is dated to April 7

Finland, Republic. An Order Of The Lion Of Finland, Cross Of Merit, Boxed United Republic of It set about cultivating programs(Suomen Leijonan suurristi). Instituted in 1942. Four piece construction, lion in silver gilt 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 "V7" (1974), measuring 41 mm (w) x 45. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, traces of tarnishing evident on the arms