I am coming to this forum from another history forum called Axis History forum. On this forum has been a post regarding an investigation in Finland on bodies unearthed in the past month. Originally the dig was in response to rumors of executions during WWII. When the remains were dug up various icons were found on the bodies. They appear to be from a much older period of time. In particular a Orthodox icon silver pendant with what appears to be a hallmark embossed on the lower edge. To my eyes it appears to be the face of an animal possibly a cat. I thought I would bring this to the hallmark experts to see if this could be identified and what era it is from . Attached is the forum thread link and a link to the picture. I am sorry that I could not figure out how to get the hallmark pic (pic #2) into this posting. It would only be an enlargement of the existing photo (link attached) FYI , You have an excellent forum
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Regards Tero Tuononen Toronto Canada
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