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)

Object Details

ID: MED2565
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Order
Display location: Not on display
People: Ross, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 37 mm