Baden. An Order Of Berthold The First, 1St Class Knight’s Cross, C.1910 Hold 1869 by Duke Henry XIV

1869 by Duke Henry XIV

clusters of maple leaves to the right of her feet

featuring a handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Fritz Kühne (German Cross in Silver)

The 126 Canadians who flew Hurricanes and Spitfires in fighter command during this four month critical battle may well have turned a possible defeat into a British Victory

reverse with button-hole

Baden. An Order Of Berthold The First, 1St Class Knight’s Cross, C.1910 Hold 1869 by Duke Henry XIV1896 1918 Issue. A fine quality manufacture and very well preserved example of an Order of Berthold the First Knights Cross (Orden Berthold des Ersten Ritterkreuz); a Gold Maltese cross with ball finals and royal crowns between the arms of the cross; the obverse consisting of white enameled arms, with a gilt outline along the edge of each arm, with a central red enameled medallion depicting the royal cipher of Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig within a gilt