Immediately above the trim on both cuffs are intricate 88 mm x 95 mm rank insignia in silver bullion and silver wire
no action was taken beyond verbally reporting it to Battalion Major
in either ivory or horn (possibly translucent yellow rhinoceros horn)
Brief History: Military Order of Christ has its origins in the medieval Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ which was created on 14th March 1319 by Pope John XXII's Bull
George the patron saint of England slaying a dragon on the reverse
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Principality. A Waterloo Campaign Merit Cross, Ca. 1816 Archive Immediately above the trim on(Erinnerungskreuz fr 1814 1815). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with central dates 1814 1815, the reverse with an inscription of SCHWARZBURGS BRAVEN KRIEGERN FR DEUTSCHLANDS BEFREIUNG (SCHWARZBURGS BRAVE WARRIORS FOR GERMANYS LIBERATION), with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 26. 98 mm (w) x 33. 59 mm (h), weighing 5. 1 grams, in near extremely fine condition.