Finland Finnish Liberty Cross III Red Cross

[christerd]

This ribbon bar was sold in Sweden two years ago

about 1400 Euro , and look at the second order !!! 1918 Liberty Cross III class with Red Cross

ONLY 22 awarded .......

And nooo I didn´t buy it

It was awarded to Swedish Count Carl Birger Mörner , he died 1930 in my hometown......

Christer

[Kvart]

Very nice.

Do you know what medals or orders it's missing?

And why do so many Swedish medal groups have their high ranking awards removed?

[paul wood]

I believe the answer to the latter part of your question is that the orders should be returned to the Central Chancery on the death of the recipient.

Paul

[christerd]

Yes , Paul has the answer . He had a Wasa Order probably in Gold wich was returned on his dead in 1930.

Christer

[Kvart]

Yes, of course. It makes sense that the orders had to be returned, as is common for some Scandinavian orders. But I did not know that Swedish orders should be returned, I thought it was only St. Olav and Dannebrog.

However, with the Danish Dannebrog it is usually only the insignia that is returned, while the ribbon is still left in the group. But for Swedish orders both insignia and ribbon are returned?

[Great Dane]

I think it's a matter of what tools you have at hand.

I have a Swedish group where the Orders of Vasa, North Star and Dannebrog have been returned and all ribbons are just cut with a pair of scissors.

/Michael