Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown, I Class Grand Cross, Civil Division, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity gilt wear on the raised

gilt wear on the raised "148"

Sir George Edmund Hodgkinson was a widower for almost twenty-two years

on an original ribbon with pinback hanger

the reverse ricasso marked the British Broad Arrow production mark above a large "X" beside "OA"

and an Eastern Winter Campaign ribbon

Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown, I Class Grand Cross, Civil Division, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity gilt wear on the raised"Ordin " "Corona Romaniei". Instituted in 1881. Type I (1881 1932 Issue). In silver git with red and white enamels, Romanian crown on the obverse centrepiece, measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of Romania is a chivalric order established on March 14, 1881 by King Carol I of Romania, to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania. It was awarded as a state order until the end of