Order of the Wendish Crown, Civil Division, Grand Cross (with gold crown, in gold)

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SKU: 01.MST.0101.102.01.000

Estimated market value:

$5,300 USD

  • Order of the Wendish Crown, Civil Division, Grand Cross (with gold crown) Obverse

Estimated market value:

$5,300 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Composition
    Gold/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: AVITO VIRET HONORE Rev: FF W
  • Size
    76x119mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the Order of the Wendish Crown, Civil Division, Grand Cross (with gold crown, in gold) is a scanned image from “Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden aller Kulturstaaten der Welt” by Maximilian Gritzner. The book was published in 1893, and falls within the public domain in Canada {{PD-Canada-anon}} and the United States {{PD-1923}}. It is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. The image can be found at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Driemaal_de_huisorde_van_Mecklenburg.jpg The image is also attributed to Robert Prummel and Wikipedia. It has been cropped.

History


The Order of the Wendish Crown was jointly founded by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and was conferred upon citizens who rendered meritorious civil and military service to the Mecklenburg houses.

The order was conferred upon citizens of both Mecklenburg states. The order decorations awarded in each state featured the same design, but had different obverse inscriptions and reverse monograms.

The number of individuals admitted into the order was limited and each province was allowed to admit a controlled number of people. Mecklenburg-Schwerin was allowed to confer a much larger number of awards.

Only members of recognised Christian churches were allowed to receive the order.

The awards conferred for military merit featured crossed swords through the centre of the cross.

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