Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of The North Star, Knight In Gold, With Case, By Carlman Auction Archive followed by a pebbled silver

followed by a pebbled silver ring

It was created to fill the need for a gallantry decoration that could be awarded to Junior Officers of the Army

ranging from political prisoners to resistance fighters

Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen

consisting of an Iron Cross with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame

Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of The North Star, Knight In Gold, With Case, By Carlman Auction Archive followed by a pebbled silver(Kungliga Nordstjrneorden). Instituted in 1748. Type II (with ball finials). In 18K Gold, a lovely white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, crowns in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a five point white star on a blue enamelled field inscribed NESCIT OCCASUM, reverse mirrors the obverse, the cross is surmounted by a large crown and worn on original black ribbon, measures 36. 65mm (w) x 57. 25mm (h inclusive of cross adorned crown