Finland WWI Medal for the 20th Anniversary of the Liberation of Helsinki 1918 1938

FINLAND: Commemorative Medal for the 20th 
Anniversary of the Liberation of Helsinki. 
The boat on the obverse side of the medal is 
the emblem of the city of Helsinki, while the 
crown in the National mark of Finland.
The medal was issued in 1938 to the surviving 
Veterans of the "White Finns" who liberated 
the city of Helsinki from the Bolsheviks in 1918. 
Until 1917, when Finland delared its indepen-
dence, the country was a part of the Russian 
Empire. 
Following the Bolshevik Revolution and the 
hostilities between the "White" and "Red" 
Russians, "Red" elements seized the City of 
Helsinki in Jan. 1918. 
The city was liberated in Apr 1918.  

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WW1 1914 1918

Item 100% original - ribbon original

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