Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, III Class, c.1900 Hold and children

and children

I immediately closed the door and stood back

A few thousand medals remain unclaimed in the West Virginia State Archives

arriving in England on the 23rd

reverse a white background with the inscription “19 ФЕВРАЛЪ 1878” (“18 February 1878”)

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, III Class, c.1900 Hold and childrenInstituted May 22, 1865. Civil Division. In silver gilt, a white enamel cross with a silver gilt cross in the quadrants, and a green enamel wreath around the exterior, the obverse medallion presents the cypher of Mihailo Obrenovi IV, the reverse with Serbian insignia on a red enamel field, marked with an "A" (Vienna), a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark (which was used between 1872 and 1922), the head flanked by the number "2" (. 900 silver fineness)