Item description
Vapaudenristin ritarikunta, 1. luokan Vaupadenmitali 1941 – The Order of the Cross of Liberty, Medal 1st Class (in Silver)
Order instituted on 4.3.1918 by Senat of the Republic, renewed 1939, and again 1941. Medal 1st Class, Version with the Date 1941 on the back, awarded for the Continuation War against the USSR 1941-1944 and Germany 1944-1945. Due to inscriptions on the front (Urheudesta / För Tapperhet), called also Bravery Medal.
Reference: Tiainen 1.3.19
Silvered bronze, silvering partially gone, on the original old ribbon.
