Romania, Kingdom. An Order of the Star of Romania, Knight, c.1914 visually-hidden The Daughters of the Cincinnati

The Daughters of the Cincinnati is a not-for-profit society founded in 1894 by women descended from commissioned officers who served under George Washington in the American Revolution’s Continental Armed Forces or in the French Royal Forces

Private William Henry Harding

flanked by a date of “1942” and above an inscription of “PISTOLE”

5 cm (w) x 25 cm (h) (exclusive of chinstraps) when folded on a flat surface

Romania, Kingdom. An Order of the Star of Romania, Knight, c.1914 visually-hidden The Daughters of the Cincinnati(Ordinul Steaua Romaniei). Instituted in 1877 by Prince Carol I. Type I (1877 1932). Military Division. In silver gilt, a blue enamel cross with clusters of smooth rays in each quadrant with crossed swords denoting a wartime award, the obverse medallion features a superimposed eagle on a red enamelled field, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed IN FIDE SALUS, encircled by a green enamelled wreath, the reverse bears the crowned monogram of King