France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Crown Of Westphalia, Royal Prince Grand Cross, C.1870 Auction signed under the bust "BJ

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France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Crown Of Westphalia, Royal Prince Grand Cross, C.1870 Auction signed under the bust "BJ(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