Norway, Kingdom. An Order Of St.olav In Gold, I Class Commander, By J.tostrup, C.1900 Auction The original black leather washer

The original black leather washer at the blade's base remains relatively supple and intact

Gold royal cipher and Latin Motto Princeps et Patria (leader and country)

very scarce award

tanks (French

42 was in Newmarket

Norway, Kingdom. An Order Of St.olav In Gold, I Class Commander, By J.tostrup, C.1900 Auction The original black leather washer(Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden). Civil Division. Type I. 1873 1905 Issue. Instituted in 1030 by King Oscar I of Norway and Sweden. Of fine quality manufacture, consisting of an enameled white Maltese Cross in Gold with ball finials, featuring stylized crowned monographs O (for Oscar I) in each quadrant also in Gold, obverse centre exhibiting a superposed heraldic Norway Lion on a red enameled background, reverse depicting the inscription RET