Romania, Kingdom. A Cross Of Sanitary Merit, 2Nd Class, C.1914 GTRexclude for actions on May 19

for actions on May 19

the exterior of the lid with an aluminum Luftwaffe eagle

it eventually became a more or less obligatory award for military officers after a certain number of years in service

handle is topped by a square-shaped pommel

1882 in Inverness

Romania, Kingdom. A Cross Of Sanitary Merit, 2Nd Class, C.1914 GTRexclude for actions on May 19In silvered bronze with red enamels, 29. 5 mm (w) x 56. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, on its original wartime ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Cross of Sanitary Merit was established by King Carol I of Romania by Royal Decree 6471 on November 25, 1913 for his wife Princess Elisabeth of Wied, to award Romanian men, women and organizations deemed to be working outstandingly to improve the health status of the country.