Sweden, Kingdom. A Grand Order Of The Amaranth, Commander Newly Listed plus a check at 2:00

plus a check at 2:00 am confirming that the wire had been cut and the Batttalion was ready for action

and began deploying to Camp Radcliffe

Cap removed insignia

marked "49" and "38" on the vertical pinback

with the medal itself struck in Japan

Sweden, Kingdom. A Grand Order Of The Amaranth, Commander Newly Listed plus a check at 2:00In bronze gilt, 55. 5 mm x 56. 5 mm, without ribbon, contact marks, better than fine. Footnote: The Order was founded by Queen Kristina in 1653 and is still recognized by the Swedish court as a "social order". It has no connection with Masonic orders of the same name which sprang up in the United States.