Romania, Kingdom. An Early Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Cross Set, Type I, by K. Fischmeister, c. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternhelferin”

circumscribed “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternhelferin” in German Gothic lettering within a bed of black paint

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Romania, Kingdom. An Early Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Cross Set, Type I, by K. Fischmeister, c. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternhelferin”(Ordin Corona Romniei). Instituted March 14th, 1881. (Type I: 1881 1941). A fine first type of an Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Cross Set, consisting of: 1. The Grand Cross. An eight pointed radiant silver breast star bearing a Maltese Cross in red and white enamels, with the Royal Cypher of King Carol I of Romania in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse center with a circular red enameled medallion bearing the Royal Crown