Finland. A 1940 Helsinki Olympic Games Handkerchief Auction The Orient medal was for

The Orient medal was for award to French participants of the Salonika campaign (1915-1918) during the First World War

consisting of a four and twelve year long service decoration

Sergeant William Ernest O'Loghlin

1919 and awarded for active service between April 6

with central black enameled Prussian imperial eagle

Finland. A 1940 Helsinki Olympic Games Handkerchief Auction The Orient medal was forConstructed of light white rayon, one side bearing dual Finnish flags with Olympic rings and a depiction of the Helsinki Stadium, circumscribed by a double Finnish and Swedish inscription of OLYMPIC GAMES HELSINKI 1940), unmarked, measuring 240 mm (w) x 240 mm (l), with some soiling evident, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Following Japans forfeiture of the 1940 Olympic Games, hosting privileges were transferred to Helsinki as the runner