Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Iii Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Gold Grade Mother’s Cross

Gold Grade Mother’s Cross

A Japanese Order of the Ausicious Clouds

bottom tip of the shield broken off

horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch

Above the pocket

Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Iii Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Gold Grade Mother’s Cross(Frstlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 24 May 1869 by Prince Henry XIV. (Issued 1909 1918). A silver Maltese Cross with rays and a set of crossed swords piercing the center of the cross, the obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a gilt ring, the reverse with a black enameled central medallion depicting a gilt crowned royal cipher of Henry XIV,