33mm (h - inclusive of crown with horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by cross)
attached to the case via eleven very fine rivets
one with a black elasticized strap sewn in place
the reverse center in Gold presents a blue enamel field with an sword piercing through a wreath and the inscription PRO PATRIA (For the Fatherland) above
with numerous numerical calculations and entries
Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Order of the Sword, III. Class Commander, Type II, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1918 Auction Archive 33mm (h - inclusive of(Kungliga Svrdsordens). Instituted February 23rd, 1748. Type II (1772 ) with Ball Finials. (c. 1918). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a gilded Maltese Cross in saltire (X shaped) with gilded Swedish Royal Crown in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a circular central blue enameled medallion bearing an upright gold sword between three gold crowns, the reverse bears a matching circular central blue enameled