France, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1812 Auction Archive cypher of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm

cypher of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III on the obverse

fire gilded brass

8 mm x 41 mm

2 General Hospital almost 2 years

in original case of issue (case grades extremely fine)

France, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1812 Auction Archive cypher of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm(Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis). Instituted 1693 by Louis XIV (Louis the Great). Of high manufacture, an excellent example of a Knight's badge in Gold consisting of a Maltese cross, applique in white enamels with Gold fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a superposed enameled portrait of Saint Louis, surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693, (""Louis the Great instituted it in 1693""), reverse centre