Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Military Medical Cross 1870/71 Auction RCAF Insignia Wings (two-piece construction

RCAF Insignia Wings (two-piece construction

The tunic measures 440 mm across the shoulders and 715 mm in length overall

A Miniature Chinese Order of the Double Dragon

gold-coloured characters on the lid

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Military Medical Cross 1870/71 Auction RCAF Insignia Wings (two-piece construction(Militr Sanittskreuz 1870 71). Instituted 25 August 1870 by Grand Duke Ludwig III. (1870 1876 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Lilies Cross, the obverse with an inscription of FR PFLEGE DER SOLDATEN 1870 (FOR THE CARE OF SOLDIERS 1870), the reverse with an inscription of DEN 25TEN AUGUST 1870 around a central monogram of Grand Duke Ludwig III, measuring 43. 09 mm (w) x 47. 24