Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knights cross 2nd class,Grand duchy of Baden

(with swords)

Item number: M16

Year: AD 1866-1918

Material: Silver, Gold and Enamel

Size: 70 x 45 mm

Weight: 32.07 g

Provenance: La Galerie Numismatique 2023

The Order of the Zähringer Lion was established on December 26, AD 1812, by Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of the Grand Duchy of Baden, coinciding with the name day of his consort, Stefanie. This insignia is widely acknowledged as one of the most aesthetically pleasing honors within the German Empire. After AD 1815, individuals exhibiting exceptional service had gold oak leaves affixed above their insignia, bearing the letter “L” for Grand Duke Leopold, until AD 1866, when Grand Duke Friedrich I revised the statutes , omitting the “L” insignia. Subsequently, after 1866, recipients awarded for military merit were distinguished by crossed swords on their insignia.

Initially, the Order of the Zähringer Lion consisted of three classes: Grand Cross, Commander, and Knight. Through subsequent amendments, including the AD 1840 division of the Commander into 1st and 2nd classes—with the first class adorned by a star—and the AD 1866 subdivision of the Knight class into 1^st and 2^nd classes. The 2^nd class Knight Cross, was crafted from silver, while the remaining insignia were fashioned from gold. Circa AD 1910, adjustments were made, transitioning the Commander rank insignia to silver-gilt.

This order belongs to the 2nd Knight class, featured an equal-armed cross, wider at the ends, adorned with curved-hook motifs between the arms. On the front, gold-plated swords crossed through the middle with crossguards in a floral design, overlapping the braces. The swords are smooth on the back and are riveted to the clasps. The obverse of the arms displayed green semicircular raised glass enamel, beveled at the tips, with decorations in each angle between the arms, culminating in a central gold-bordered disc portraying the family’s emblem— the Zähringen castle. The reverse of the disc depicted a gold upright lion on a red enamel background. A suspension loop soldered to the upper cross arm facilitated the attachment of a ribbon, green in color with orange-yellow stripes along its edges.

騎士二級扎林格雄獅勳章

(佩劍版)

物件編號: M16

年代: 公元1866-1918 年

材質: 銀, 黃金和琺瑯

尺寸: 70 x 45 mm

重量: 32.07 g

來源: 貨幣畫廊 2023

此勳章由巴登大公國大公卡爾·弗里德里希 (Karl Friedrich) 設立於公元1812年12月26日，該日亦是大公夫人史蒂芬妮的命名日。扎林格雄獅勳章是公認最漂亮的德意志邦國勳章之一。公元1815年後，如果受勳者作出了獨特的貢獻，他們的勳章上方會有黃金打造的橡樹葉，葉子上刻有L的戳記，代表大公利奧波德（Leopold ），直到公元1866年大公腓特烈一世（Friedrich I ）修改相關的法規，將L移除。公元1866年後如果受勳者是因為軍功而被授予此枚勳章，他們的勳章上會有交叉的雙劍。

在公元1812年設立時，扎林格雄獅勳章分為三級——大十字級、指揮級及騎士級，及後經歷多次修改，包括1840年將指揮官級分為一級及二級，其中指揮一級同時獲頒星章；1866年將騎士級亦分為一級及二級。二階騎士勳章由銀打造，其餘勳章的原材料為金。公元1910年左右，指揮級勳章改為銀鍍金。

此勳章屬於騎士二級，呈等臂十字型，但十字末端較根部寬大，十字臂之間有彎鈎狀飾物。正面有鍍金的劍，交叉穿過中間，十字形狀的鐔（Crossguard）有花朵設計。這些劍重疊在支架上。劍的背面是光滑的，並用鉚釘固定在扣環上。十字臂正面填充綠色半圓凸起玻璃琺瑯。填充物末端磨成斜角。十字臂之間的空間填滿彎鈎狀飾物，中央為金色描邊的圓盤，圓盤上繪有家族的象徵——扎林格雄城堡。勳章的背面圓盤繪有以紅色琺琅為底的金色直立雄獅。上十字臂上焊接了一個平行的緞帶環，長形綠色的，邊緣有橙黃色條紋的緞帶通過這個小環。

更多相關訊息請參考:

identifymedals. the order of the Zähringer Lion.

www.identifymedals.com/database/medals-by-period/pre-ww1-medals/the-order-of-the-zahringer-lion/

ehrenzeichen-orden. Orden vom Zähringer Löwen Großkreuz mit Schwertern.

www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/orden-vom-zahringer-lowen-ritterkreuz-1-klasse-mit-eichenlaub.html

Jörg Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945 (German orders and decorations until 1945), 1997, vol. 1.

Badisches Landesmuseum. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden.

www.artflakes.com/en/products/leopold-von-baden-slash-gem-dot-v-winterhalter?id=leopold-von-baden-slash-gem-dot-v-winterhalter&locale=en