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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 293

(x) Sweden, Kingdom, Order of Vadstena Adliga, Ladies Badge, 39mm, gold and enamel, very fine and a scarce example

The Vadstena Adliga Jungfrustift (VAJS) was founded in Sweden in 1739 to support unmarried female nobles, following the work of Carl Wilhelm Cederhielm, a founding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Order was a single-class award.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480