The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . 30 reales. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. GENERAL REMARKS. The King is the head and Grand Master of all the SwedishOrders, but has not the right to abolish any of them. As a mark of special favour, he may confer the decorationset in diamonds. The entrance fees paid by foreigners go to the treasuryof the Hospital at Stockholm. He who wears a decoration unlawfully, is liable to a fineof 333 rixthalers and 16 skillings (about £23). In 1783, King Gustavus III. ordered, that a collectionof the portraits of all the Knights, in coppe
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . 30 reales. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. GENERAL REMARKS. The King is the head and Grand Master of all the SwedishOrders, but has not the right to abolish any of them. As a mark of special favour, he may confer the decorationset in diamonds. The entrance fees paid by foreigners go to the treasuryof the Hospital at Stockholm. He who wears a decoration unlawfully, is liable to a fineof 333 rixthalers and 16 skillings (about £23). In 1783, King Gustavus III. ordered, that a collectionof the portraits of all the Knights, in copper-plate engravings,should be published, accompanied by a brief biography, writtenby the Court historiographer. The work had actually beenbegun, and a considerable number of the portraits been workedoff by the celebrated J. F. Martin, when the war put an end tothe undertaking. No Swedish subject can accept a foreign Order withoutspecial permission from the King. The decorations are not hereditarv, and must be returnedafter the decease of the owners. SWEDEN Tahlr \ PLATE {)!.
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