Free SHIPPING!!! Czechoslovakia 1922 Order of the White Lion The Czechoslovak government donated this medal for civil and military merits. foundation date December 7, 1922Czechoslovakia 1922 Order of the White Lion The government of Czechoslovakia instituted the Order of the White Lion in 1922 This high badge of honor reserved for foreigners. who had rendered great civil or military services to Czechoslovakia was donated by the Czechoslovak government. The Order of the White Lion was renewed in 1961. Until 1961 there were five classes, then three classes of this order. Order bearers are mainly political and public figures and representatives of international organizations. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg monarchy, the Czechoslovak Republic was proclaimed in Prague on October 28, 1918. The government under Thomas G. Masaryk (1850-1937), formed in Paris on October 14, 1918, was confirmed by the National Assembly in Prague. Parts of the new state were the countries of Bohemia and Moravia, parts of Silesia, Slovakia and Carpathian Russia. It existed from 1918 to 1939 and from 1945 to 1992. The religious sign is a five-armed, red-enamelled gold star with double-split arms. The star is worn on a wreath of linden leaves, symbolizing the Czech national tree. There are also golden linden leaves in the corners. The medallion shows the Czech white lion with the national coat of arms. Careful Packing and Shipping from JMEDALS -Lithuania Good luck!