Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of Vasa In Gold, I Class Knight, c.1930 Auction scuffing and tearing at edges

scuffing and tearing at edges

to support the Canadian Cavalry Brigade in France

the obverse bears a red enamel Hamburg coat of arms on a white enamel background

the reverse bearing a handwritten Serbian Cyrillic inscription with a date of “15 IX 1942”

Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of Vasa In Gold, I Class Knight, c.1930 Auction scuffing and tearing at edges(Kungliga Vasaorden). Instituted in 1772. II Period (Issued 1866 1975). In 18 karat Gold and enamels, a white enamelled Gold Maltese cross with ball finials, with a Gold crown of Sweden in each quadrant, obverse roundel is charged with a vase and a sheaf encircled by a red enamelled band featuring the inscription GUSTAF DEN III INST. MDCCLXXII, with mirrored reverse roundel, marked on the 3 o'clock arm with makers mark CFC (denoting C. F. Carlman),