Finland, Republic. A Finnish Army Officer’s Graduation Badge, By Veljekset Sundqvist GTRexclude mounted on combatants ribbon

mounted on combatants ribbon

Footnote: Annie Mabel Foster was born in Hastings Ontario in 1892 and was studying as a graduate nurse prior to enlisting in May 1917 in Toronto

on a thick khaki wool base

with ten rows of two vertically positioned holes each for length adjustment

Finland, Republic. A Finnish Army Officer’s Graduation Badge, By Veljekset Sundqvist GTRexclude mounted on combatants ribbonConstructed of bronze with gilt and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with black enameled arms and crossed swords through the centrepiece, overlaid by a gilt applique consisting of a Finnish national lion wielding a sword, within an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with three rivets securing the obverse applique in place, with a screw and backplate, maker marked VELJEKSET SUNDQVIST on both the reverse of the cross and the backplate for the