France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Crown Of Westphalia, Royal Prince Grand Cross, C.1870 Hold Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Provenance: Sold at Baldwin & Sons

only two to enlisted men

missing its Gold and enamelled obverse centrepiece

The inside comes complete with its original eight-panel dark brown leather liner marked 19

France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Crown Of Westphalia, Royal Prince Grand Cross, C.1870 Hold Ferdinand von Zeppelin(Orden der Westflischen Krone). Instituted 25th of December, 1809 by King Hieronymus I of Westphalen. Manufactured as a later example during the second half of the 19th Century, consisting of a finely embroidered star with alternating scaled and smooth arms, twisted silver bullion shaped to form boarders on each individual ray, with an eyelet on each ray point, obverse centre in silver and separately applied using four prongs, centre iconography of an