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Badge: Knight of the Order of the Sword
Breast badge of the Order of the Sword (Sweden) awarded to Sir John Ross (1777-1856). A gold eight-pointed, cross enamelled white, gold crowns between each arm and a pair of crossed swords at the top. The blue centre medallion shows three small crowns with an upright sword in the centre. On reverse of medallion a sword and crown with the inscription: 'PRO PATRIA'. The order is suspended by a yellow moire ribbon with a blue stripe towards each edge. Ross was made a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Sword in 1809 for services in the Baltic (see DNB entry)
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2565 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Order |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Ross, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 37 mm |
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