Scarce ‘First Class Cross of Merit' badge issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Gilt-tone sterling silver, 21 gm, 38 mm x 51 mm, featuring a white enamel five-armed cross with an upper torch and the Finnish Lion to bottom, with one side showing the Olympic rings and the other the year, “1952.” Suspended from a blue and white-striped ribbon measuring 51 mm in length; the ribbon bears a fold and toning.
