4th Class, Military, 30 mm, Silver, hallmarked "RS, 900", medallion enameled, original suspension ring and ribbon. Silver Leopold Cross with crossed swords, a wide black enameled border and a white enameled central medallion surrounded by a wreath of green enameled oak leaves on the obverse. In the center the inscription "Bene Merenti". On reverse, King Carol II cipher surrounded by a black enameled ring. Very rare and in mint condition! I RR!
3rd Class, Civil. Breast Star, 44 mm, Silver, center enameled, obverse with "BENE MERENTI", on reverse medium pin. Very rare and in mint state! I RR!
3rd Class, Military, 43 mm in Silver, hallmarked "935", maker`s mark "RS - PB", center enameled, obverse with "BENE MERENTI", on reverse medium pin. Very rare and in extremely fine condition! I RR!
Commander Cross, 2nd Class, Military, 43 mm in gilt Silver, both sides enameled, obverse with "BENE MERENTI", on reverse the cipher of King Carol II, two swords crossed, original suspension loop and ribbon. Rare and in extremely fine condition! I R!
Commander Cross, 1st Class, Civil, 67x45 mm, in gilt Silver, hallmarked, both sides enameled, obverse with "BENE MERENTI", on reverse the cipher of King Carol II, original suspension ring and loop. Very rare and in extremely fine condition!I RR!
Commander Cross, 1st Class, Military, 67x45 mm in gilt Silver, hallmarked "39 - 900", maker`s mark "HW (Heinrich Weiss, Bucarest)", both sides enameled, obverse with "BENE MERENTI", on reverse the cipher of King Carol II, two swords crossed, original suspension ring, loop and ribbon. The Bene Merenti Order of the Royal House was initially founded on the 6th of June 1910 as the Princely Hohenzollern House Order of Bene Merenti and took over by King Carol II with royal decree the 16th of December 1935. From 26th of November 1937, swords could be added to any grade.
5th Class, Civil, instituted in 1935. Breast Badge, 57x40 mm., Silver, maker`s mark "BW, Heinrich Weiss, Bucarest", hallmarked " crown-188-BW-89", blue enameled legend "Nihil Sine Deo", surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves (left side) and oak leaves (right side), white-enameled central medallion with black Romanian eagle with the Hohenzollern coat of arms on a shield on the eagle`s chest, on the reverse medium pin. Extremely rare class, in mint condition! I RR!
Knight`s Cross , for Civil (1935). Breast Badge, 55x40 mm, gilt Silver, maker`s mark "KK", hallmark "900", both sides enameled, blue enameled legend on obverse "Nihil Sine Deo" and on reverse "8 Aprilie 1844", with original suspension ring and ribbon. An extremely rare cross, very seldom awarded, in perfect condition! I RR!
Commander`s Cross, for Civil (1937), 1st Model. Neck Badge, 76x53 mm., gilt Silver, maker`s mark "BW (Bruder Weiss, Bucarest)", hallmark, both sides enameled, blue enameled legend on obverse "Nihil Sine Deo" and on reverse "10 Februarie 1891", with original suspension ring, loop and ribbon. An extremely rare cross, very seldom awarded, in perfect condition! I RR!
Commander`s Cross, for Military (1937), 1st Model. Neck Badge, 52 mm, gilt Silver gilt, maker`s mark "BW (Bruder Weiss, Bucarest)", hallmark, both sides enameled, blue enameled legend on obverse "Nihil Sine Deo" and on reverse "10 Februarie 1891", with original suspension ring, loop and ribbon. An extremely rare cross, very seldom awarded, in perfect condition! I RR!
