Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, Knight, c. 1880. Province of China suspended from a silver aluminum

suspended from a silver aluminum wire cord flanked by machine-embroidered green tresses

promoting patriotic education

Instituted 1900

835 silver fineness

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, Knight, c. 1880. Province of China suspended from a silver aluminum(Orden Takovskog krsta). Instituted in 1865. In gilded bronze, hollow centre, Maltese cross in white enamel, superimposed on a Saltire cross, the obverse centerpiece bearing the cypher of Mihailo Obrenovi IV, unmarked, but of very fine quality Austrian manufacture, circa 1900, inclusive of its sword suspension 45. 3 mm (h) x 34. 6 mm (w), near mint. ! An excellent example Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of