page_title: Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence
hierarchical_section_title: Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence
caption_attribution_description: English: Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence, established in 1920.
context_page_description: The Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence 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 inscription "KODU KAITSEKS". On the reverse, it bears the inscription "EESTI WABADUSSÕJA MÄLESTUSEKS" and displays two crossed swords over a laurel branch and the dates '1918-1920' above.
context_section_description: 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 inscription "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.
caption: Commemorative Medal for the Estonian War of Independence
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