Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Order of Vasa, II. Class Knight, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1930 Archive exterior lid with hand painted

exterior lid with hand painted gold Chinese characters stating Second Class Order of the Striped Tiger

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 116 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

TREASURY DEPARTMENT" below the trophy of arms

along with the First World War

equipped and ran a travelling cinematograph show

Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Order of Vasa, II. Class Knight, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1930 Archive exterior lid with hand painted(Kungliga Vasaorden). Instituted May 29th, 1772. Type II (1860 1975). c. 1930 issue. An extremely well preserved and beautifully crafted example of this award, constructed of 18kt Gold, silver, and enamels, consisting of a white enameled Maltese Cross with dual ball finials and Swedish Royal Crowns in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse features an oval roundel constructed of 18kt Yellow Gold and is charged with a vase and a sheaf