Hungary, Kingdom. An Order of Merit, I Class Grand Cross Set, c. 1935 Archive all extremely fine or better

all extremely fine or better than extremely fine

all with cardboard backers

and the quotation “IN AUFGEDRUNGENER NOTWEHR MIT REINEM GEWISSEN UND REINER HAND ERGREIFEN WIR DAS SCHWERT” (“LET US GRIP THE SWORD IN THE SELF-DEFENCE FORCED UPON US

Henderson of Hamilton

each has an adjustable rectangular buckle with lion heads at either end and sliding metal adjustments

Hungary, Kingdom. An Order of Merit, I Class Grand Cross Set, c. 1935 Archive all extremely fine or better(Magyar rdemrend). Instituted in 1922. In silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 52. 1 mm (w) x 57. 4 mm (h inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension), weighs 39. 50 grams, indentation and chipping evident in the green enamels on the bottom tip of the arm at 9 o'clock on both sides, on a full length replacement sash incorporating a decorative moir pattern, better than very fine. Accompanied by the Star of the Order, an eight