International. An Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Breast Star, in Gold Auction 39th and later the 40th

39th and later the 40th Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers served in the Jordan Valley and fought the Ottomans north of Jerusalem

and by my order

The obverse with a central steering wheel inside a laurel leaf wreath

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of German jeweller manufacture

International. An Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Breast Star, in Gold Auction 39th and later the 40th(Johanniter Orden). A lovely Maltese Cross, in Gold, with white enamels, absent of heraldic symbols in the arms of the cross, the reverse offers a vertical pin, measures 48. 75 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), weighs 13. 21 grams, notable enamel flake to the 3 oclock arm, smaller flakes and chips to the white enamel on the reverse, remains very fine.