Awards of Germany - Order of the Württemberg Crown Komtur Cross with swords

The Order of the Württemberg Crown was established by King William I on September 23, 1818. To this end, the Order of the Golden Eagle (1807) and the Civil Order of Merit (1806) were replaced by a new order. Initially, the order had 3 classes: a large cross, a komtur and a knight. It was accompanied by a gold and silver medal for merit. Bearers were required to wear the order in their own name and coat of arms. Bourgeois carriers were elevated to personal nobility. Only the king himself could determine the inclusion in the order. In 1864, the Knight's Cross was extended with a crown. Another change was a special large cross for the ruling rulers with a special ribbon. During the war of 1870/71, swords were donated for all classes. Knights were divided into 1st and 2nd grades. Knights of the 2nd class were awarded only until 1886. Another expansion was in 1886 the foundation of the Honorary Knight's Cross for special merits, also awarded the crown. Since 1892, the honorary knight's cross was the nodal cross, the silver medal for merit was abolished. The continuation for the knights of the 1st class was the lions between the cross sleeves. The order was subject to return either upon promotion to a higher class or upon the death of the bearer.
Sword decoration was allowed to be admitted to a higher class. Commander crosses with swords were made in 2 versions. Either swords were soldered directly, or, as here, attached to 2 soldered rings.

Eight-pointed cross made of gilded silver. The cruciform arms are maroon golden and enameled. Front and back with a raised round middle shield. Between the cross sleeves are golden lions. The upper 2 are turned up, the lower - down. At the tips of the upper cruciform shoulder a little lower, on both sides, 2 small eyes, soldered. Crossed golden swords are suspended in them. In the center of the swords, 2 lintels are attached, to which an open royal crown is movably attached. A ring passes through the imperial apple of the crown, into which a ribbon ring is suspended.

Front side:

• The central shield is gold with a wide dark red enameled font.
• On it is a golden inscription: - Fearless - and - trew - subsequently line.
• The enclosed field is enameled in white. Laid crowned, decorated letter - F -.

Downside:

• The central shield is gold with a wide dark red enameled font.
• On it is a golden inscription: - Fearless - and - trew - subsequently line.
• The enclosed field is enameled in white. Laying on the golden royal crown.

Tape:

• dark red 48 mm wide, edging 2.5 mm, black side stripes 3 mm.

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