Württemberg, Kingdom. A Friedrich Order, I Class Knight’s Cross in Gold with Swords Province of China Commander Badge (CBE) first type

Commander Badge (CBE) first type

crazing present in the silvering on the swastika on the Order of the Cross of Liberty

in addition to various other insignia

Lieutenant Josef Veltjens

A pair of First War commemorative badges

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Friedrich Order, I Class Knight’s Cross in Gold with Swords Province of China Commander Badge (CBE) first type(Friedrichs Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 January 1830 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1918 issue). Constructed of 18K Gold with silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by Gold rays, the obverse overlaid by a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised Gold monogram of King Friedrich I, situated within a Gold ring, the reverse overlaid by an analogous white