Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 GTRexclude functional clasps

functional clasps

with the Volupte Incorporated manufacturer's label affixed to the end panel

( Kungliga Svärdsorden)

the photo measuring 12 cm (w) x 17

Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 GTRexclude functional clasps(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