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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 944

Denmark, the Order of Dannebrog, the statutes to the order, printed 1808, on its reformation and division into four classes. The order was instituted in 1683 for nobility only, but upon his descent to the throne in 1808 Frederik VI (having served as Prince Regent since 1783) decided to reform it to include "any of our dear and loyal subjects, regardless of class and age". This writ also marks the institution of the Meritous Silver Cross of Dannebrog (Dannebrogmaendenes haederstegn), whose separate statutes, dated 28 January 1809, are also included in this Lot, along with an amendment to the latter, on the three-year anniversary of the former, complete and in excellent condition for age, (3)

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