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Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence

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Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence

The Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence (Estonian: Eesti Vabadussõja mälestusmärk) is an Estonian medal established on 14 December 1920 and awarded to those who served in the Estonian War of Independence of 1918-1920. It displays on the obverse an Estonian soldier in a protecting pose in front of a woman and children by a house, and the inskription "KODU KAITSEKS" ("For Defence of Home"). On the reverse, it bears the inscription "EESTI WABADUSSÕJA MÄLESTUSEKS" ("In Commemoration of Estonian Liberation War") and displays two crossed swords over a laurel branch and the dates '1918-1920' above.[1]

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  1. ^ "Item NU 38016 Medal - Vabadussõja Medal 'Kodu Kaitseks', Estonia, 1918-1920". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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