Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2013 Baltimore Auction - Sess. B 8 November 2013
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ROMANIA. Order of the Crown, First Type, Grand Cross Star, 1881.
88 mm. Vernon-75; cf.Werlich-1066. Gold rimmed, white bordered, eight pointed red enamel cross. The initials of King Carol appear between each arm, around central medallion bears the inscription "PRIN NOI INSINE/ 14 MARTIE 1881", a silver crown is placed in the center and the whole superimposed on a multi-rayed silver star; Reverse: Bears a single hinged tunic pin with a central medallion of the maker of the order, "JOSEF RESCH/ &/ FIU/ BUCURESCI". One insignificant chip to the red enamel in the central medallion.ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $300
ROMANIA. Order of the Crown, First Type, Grand Cross Star, 1881.
88 mm. Vernon-75; cf.Werlich-1066. Gold rimmed, white bordered, eight pointed red enamel cross. The initials of King Carol appear between each arm, around central medallion bears the inscription "PRIN NOI INSINE/ 14 MARTIE 1881", a silver crown is placed in the center and the whole superimposed on a multi-rayed silver star; Reverse: Bears a single hinged tunic pin with a central medallion of the maker of the order, "JOSEF RESCH/ &/ FIU/ BUCURESCI". One insignificant chip to the red enamel in the central medallion.ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $300