Finland (Related to Estonia) Bronze Medal 1946 - 250th Anniversary of the Finnish Pilot and Lighthouse Service

71.08g. 56mm. AU/AU. 

Medalier: Unknown. 

Obv.: Portrait of an elderly sea pilot in uniform, facing half-left, with a wheel in the foreground and a lighthouse in the background. 

Inscription around: 

SUOMENLUOTSI-JA MAJAKKALAITOS 1696-1946 - LOTS•OCH FYRVÄSENDET I FINLAND 

(The Finnish Pilot and Lighthouse Service 1696-1946 - The pilot and lighthouse service in Finland). 

Rev.: Lighthouse at center, ship’s wheel to the left and coiled rope to the right. 

Inscription around: 

NAVIGATIO EX DANIA PER MARE BALTICUM AD ESTONIAM 1641 

(Navigation from Denmark across the Baltic Sea to Estonia, 1641). 

Under Lighthouse: 

GUSTAVUS REX 1542 - ADOLPHUS FREDERICUS REX 1756 

(King Gustavus [I] 1542 - King Adolphus Frederick 1756). 

This commemorative medal was issued in 1946 to mark the 250th anniversary of the Finnish state pilot and lighthouse authority. The obverse honors the professional tradition of maritime pilotage in Finland. The reverse evokes the broader Baltic navigational history, referencing 17th- and 18th-century royal initiatives under Swedish rule, with monarchs Gustavus I and Adolphus Frederick symbolizing key milestones in the institutionalization of maritime services in the region.