Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, I Class Grand Cross Star, By Karl Fischmeister, c.1890 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse presents a profile

the obverse presents a profile of Franz Joseph I surrounded by the inscription FRANC

WAR SERVICES and is numbered with an engraved 25

The whole platoon wants you to know that Lieutenant Hawkins was the best officer we ever did duty with

A matching set of Gendarmerie Leutnant shoulder boards

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, I Class Grand Cross Star, By Karl Fischmeister, c.1890 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse presents a profile( ). Instituted on 22 May 1865 by Prince Michael III Obrenovich. Type IV, Model I, Civil Division. (Issued 1878 1903). A fine star consisting of an eight point silver star with faceted rays, the obverse medallion features a silver gilt, white enamelled Maltese Cross tipped with golden ball finials, between the arms is a silver gilt Cross of St. Andrew, with a red enamelled central medallion with the golden crowned cipher of Prince Milan IV, encircled