Pin "St. Casimir's Lilies" commemorates the 700th anniversary of Vilnius, because love for the city is inexhaustible. The author of the pin - Tadas Deksnys - the most famous author of Lithuanian pins.
Saint Casimir (1458-1484) is the heavenly patron saint of Lithuania. Since the 16th century, he has been the symbol of struggle against Moscow. In 1518 near Polotsk, he showed a few Lithuanian and Polish regiments a ford across the Daugava River and helped them to overcome the large Moscow army. The pin depicts lilies of St Casimir that are also portrayed in a painting in the Chapel of St Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral where the saint is buried.
Pin materials: newsilver, 3 - colour soft enamel.
Pin size: 17 mm.
The colour of the product may slightly vary from the photograph in the online shop due to computer screen settings.
