Finland, Republic. An Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander with Case, by A. Tillander Newly Listed inscribed in French "TERRITOIRE AUTONOME

inscribed in French "TERRITOIRE AUTONOME NUNG" above and "VIET-NAM" below

overall gilt wear on the insignia

A Kriegsmarine EM/NCO’s breast eagle

measuring 22 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)

The throat has the arrow marking

Finland, Republic. An Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander with Case, by A. Tillander Newly Listed inscribed in French "TERRITOIRE AUTONOME(Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta). Instituted in 1942. In silver gilt and enamel, a white enamelled cross, the obverse centerpiece bearing a rampant lion on a red enamelled field, circumscribed by a ring decorated with crossed red ribbons, marked on the suspension loop with the makers mark of A. Tillander, a silver crown hallmark denoting import between 1925 1998, and 813H silver fineness mark, hanging on a suspension loop, measures 49. 52 mm (w) x 54. 62