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

with capsule-shaped fullers on both sides butting the spine

Lieutenant Josef Veltjens

bottom tip on the left arm has been bent back in the manufacturing stage

accompanied by its period original paper envelope

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