RARE ORDER OF THE WHITE LION MEDAL, PRESENTED TO RICHARD ROLLAND BROWN, JR.late 1940's. Brown received the medal for his services with U.N.R.R.A mission to Czechoslovakia in the late 1940s. One of 89 ever bestowed. In original box Estimate $2,800-3,000
Provenance: Estate of Richard Rolland Brown, Sr. who worked with FDR and later LBJ to create the Social Security and Welfare Administration, and the Youth Administration. Also a personal friend of consignor.
