Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 Province of China Accompanied by four Records of

Accompanied by four Records of Service (one bearing an Air Ministry stamp

kink in the left bottom corner but overall fine condition

7 grams in near extremely fine condition

with toned silver and enamels

and bottles everywhere

Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 Province of China Accompanied by four Records of(Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 3 July 1857 by Prince Georg Victor. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse overlaid by a central gilded and black enameled starburst, in turn bearing a white enameled medallion with a red enameled Anchor Cross, all situated within a blue enameled