Waldeck, Principality. A Merit Cross, Iv Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction " His mother reassured him

" His mother reassured him

of early period manufacture

A 1883-85 French Tonkin Medal

the other four buttons magnetic and marked "EXTRA FEIN" (Extra Fine) on the reverse

and Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo (1778)

Waldeck, Principality. A Merit Cross, Iv Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction " His mother reassured him(Verdienstkreuz 4. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on January 14, 1871 by Frst Georg Viktor. Instituted 1901 1918. A silver Maltese cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords between the arms of the cross, obverse with a red enameled George cross within a raised white enameled central medallion, surrounded by black enameled rays emanating from the center, the reverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FR VERDIENST (For Merit), on a loop