Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, V Class Knight With Swords Archive armband cut in half

armband cut in half

crowns and ribbons)

measuring 92 mm (w) x 123 mm (h)

Behind the cap band was an orange sponge to absorb sweat through the perforated leather at the front - it has disappeared through wear and age

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, V Class Knight With Swords Archive armband cut in half(Orden Takovskog Krsta). Instituted in 1865. Type IV (1883). In bronze gilt, cypher of Mihailo Obrenovi III on the obverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its swords and laterally pierced ball suspension, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of Serbia in 1865 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising against