Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Order of the Sword, III. Class Commander, Type II, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1918 Hold Flying Officer Arthur Edmond Franklin

Flying Officer Arthur Edmond Franklin would distinguish himself as a Professor at the University of Toronto in Infectious Diseases and participate in the development of the polio vaccine Medium 199 at Connaught Medical Research Laboratories at the University of Toronto in the 1950s

the latter creating a sepia-toned look on the photographs

measuring 41 mm x 33

try to go back into the air as soon as possible

measuring 22 mm x 31 mm (h)

Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Order of the Sword, III. Class Commander, Type II, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1918 Hold Flying Officer Arthur Edmond Franklin(Kungliga Svrdsordens). Instituted February 23rd, 1748. Type II (1772 ) with Ball Finials. (c. 1918). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a gilded Maltese Cross in saltire (X shaped) with gilded Swedish Royal Crown in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a circular central blue enameled medallion bearing an upright gold sword between three gold crowns, the reverse bears a matching circular central blue enameled