Hungary, Kingdom. An Order of Merit, IV Class Knight with Swords Newly Listed measuring 88 mm x 69

measuring 88 mm x 69 mm

in worn/damaged condition

The handle grip is composed of a single piece of lacquered and black-painted wood

created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation

Hungary, Kingdom. An Order of Merit, IV Class Knight with Swords Newly Listed measuring 88 mm x 69(Magyar Kirlysg rdemrendje, IV. osztly Lovagkereszt kardokkal), in gilt bronze and white and green enamels, with green edged white enamelled cross arms, crossed swords between the arms, and a red enamelled central medallion bearing the Hungarian double cross within a green enamelled wreath, suspended from its original triangular ribbon with green and white edge stripes and fitted with a clasp denoting award of a higher grade of the Order, the reverse