Sweden, Kingdom. A Scottish Rite St. Andrew Masonic Cross, Commander Auction 9 cm (w) x 7

9 cm (w) x 7

After the last contract of numbered medals were exhausted

Underneath it reads: “By the blood of the hero the heart of the world pounds

He was shot in the leg after trying to continue fighting

Sweden, Kingdom. A Scottish Rite St. Andrew Masonic Cross, Commander Auction 9 cm (w) x 7Consisting of a gilded bronze St. Andrews Cross (saltire) in green with rays of sun emanating from the centre in all quadrants, the obverse with a figure of St. Andrew constructed of silvered bronze affixed to the saltire, the reverse also with a green painted saltire with a golden triangle embossed with God in Hebrew lettering, surrounded by a series of red painted circles, a loophole is integrated into the top of the award with a ring for suspension