Dated to Brest
with a notation stating "Now Deceased"
“54” tag behind leather sweat band
insignia consisting of a silvered bronze two-headed eagle
to celebrate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence and the people that participated in the action to achieve freedom from Great Britain
Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, Knight, c. 1880. visually-hidden Dated to Brest(Orden Takovskog krsta). Instituted in 1865. In gilded bronze, hollow centre, Maltese cross in white enamel, superimposed on a Saltire cross, the obverse centerpiece bearing the cypher of Mihailo Obrenovi IV, unmarked, but of very fine quality Austrian manufacture, circa 1900, inclusive of its sword suspension 45. 3 mm (h) x 34. 6 mm (w), near mint. ! An excellent example Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of