Hey gente,
Qualcuno può dirmi di più su queste medaglie che ho visto in un museo del Cairo? Perché la svastica? E quando lo ottieni?
So che sono dei primi anni ’20 ma non di più.
Sarebbe grato! – Tack 😊
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1izoo6u
di KollaHan
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Can’t tell you about the medals but Finnish military used to use the swastika.
You can read more about the fanciest one from here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Rose_of_Finland
The swastika symbol became a popular symbol in the Western world in the early 20th century, and was often used for ornamentation. It symbolised many things to the Europeans, with the most common symbolism being of good luck and auspiciousness.
Also, the insignias of the Cross of Liberty, designed by Gallen-Kallela in 1918, have swastikas. The 3rd class Cross of Liberty is depicted in the upper left corner of the standard of the President of Finland, who is the grand master of the order, too.
The 2nd and 3rd pics are the “order of the white rose”, which was issued to Egypt’s King Fuad in 1936. The swastika has nothing to do with nazism. It was a common heraldic symbol used extensively throughout Europe.