Finland, Republic. An Order of the White Rose, Knight by Tillander, 1987 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked on the front but

marked on the front but faded with time

with an older

and plundering and burning towns suspected of harboring partisans and partisan supporters

constructed of black wool with a rigid card stock core and topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping

48 mm (w) x 77

Finland, Republic. An Order of the White Rose, Knight by Tillander, 1987 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked on the front but(Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta). Instituted January 28, 1919 by Baron Mannerheim. Type II. Civil Division. In silver gilt, a white enamel cross with lions holding swords in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a white enamelled rose surrounded by a blue ring, the reverse is plain, measures 40. 6 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), weighs 31. 61 grams (with ribbon), marked 925, Finnish Crown, and AT maker mark denoting Tillander, and date mark K8