Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of Vasa, Knight, BY C.F.Carlman Auction Archive Directly below the eagle is

Directly below the eagle is a red Waffenfarbe soutache

First Class: Grand Officer (limited to thirty recipients)

It sits securely within a one-piece nickel-plated metal alloy hilt

on what he hoped would be on a permanent basis

French hallmarked with a sword indicating

Sweden, Kingdom. An Order Of Vasa, Knight, BY C.F.Carlman Auction Archive Directly below the eagle is(Kungliga Vasaorden). Instituted in 1772. In silver gilt, a white enameled Maltese cross, each arm finished with two ball finials, a Gold crown of Sweden in each quadrant, obverse roundel bearing a vase and a sheaf encircled by a red enameled band featuring the inscription GUSTAF DEN III INST. MDCCLXXII, with mirrored reverse roundel, measuring 63 mm (h) x 40 mm (w) inclusive of crown suspension, on original green ribbon, in extremely fine condition.