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Wuerttemberg - Fredrick-Order Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords

Wuerttemberg - Fredrick-Order Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords

ITEM K-7707
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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
SAVE FOR LATER
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
MATERIAL silver
DIMENSIONS
OEK 2983
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
LOT K-7707
EAN 2000000612454
LOT K-7707
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000612454
MATERIAL silver
DIMENSIONS
OEK 2983
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT K-7707
MATERIAL silver
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000612454
OEK 2983
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern


Description

This Knight’s Cross 2nd Class is made from silver, gilded silver and enamel. This cross is a perfect representative of the crosses made by the King’s Mint in Stuttgart from 1915 to 1918. The cross shows all hand finish attribute of this company including the loop hinges for the sword attachments to the cross.  The Mint made a total of 4938 cross.

Beautiful cross.


Condition
1-
Historical information
Award period
1870 - 1918
OEK
2983
Institution date
1.1.1830
Instituted by
König Wilhelm I. von Württemberg

King Wilhelm I. of Wuerttemberg issued the Fredrick Order in memory of his father on January 1, 1830. The order was split into 4 classes on January 3, 1856. Swords for awards for bravery were added September 19, 1870, together with splitting up the knight cross class in a 1st and 2nd.

King Wilhelm II. of Wuerttemberg expanded on the initial structure of this order and added on August 11, 1892, the golden Merit Medal as well as on March 6, 1899, the crown to the Grand Cross.

The order was manufactured by Court Jeweler Friedrich Steinam until 1886, Court Jeweler Eduard Foehr from 1886 to 1916, The Kings Mint between 1915 to 1918, Jeweler Otto Wennberg during 1903/04 and 1914/15 (knight’s crosses 1st and 2d class only), Court Jeweler Carl Zinser for 1914 (knight’s crosses 1st class only) and the Jeweler Berg and Cie for one Grand Cross set.

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