(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)
German Made Commander - Type II with Imperial Crown
reverse presents an elegantly carved single pin with dual stays
Returning to England in 1793
scuffed and moderately stained
Finland. An Order Of The White Rose, Commander, By A. Tillander Archive (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)Institution Date January 28, 1919. Type II. A cross pattee in silver with white enamel arms, and a blue and white enamel rose obverse center medallion, crowned lions holding swords in each quadrant, reverse plain white enamels, marked AT denoting Tillander manufacture, the Finnish crown, and a silver 813H mark denoting manufacture between 1895 1972, measuring at 49. 9mm (w) x 54. 8mm (h to top of suspension ring) and weighing at 39. 7 grams, on period