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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.

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!

Grand Officer's Set, 1st Model, Civil, instituted in 1935. Neck Badge, 75x53 mm, gilt Silver, hallmarked "38-112, crown", original suspension ring and ribbon.

Grand Cross Star, 2nd Model, Civil, instituted in 1935. Breast Star, 88 mm., gilt Silver, maker`s mark "BW, Heinrich Weiss, Bucarest", hallmarked "38-11, crown", cross pattee with convex edges and curved arms (sometimes called an Alisee cross), white enamel and a black enameled stripe near the sides of the cross, 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 the Hohenzollern coat of arms, on the reverse medium pin. Extremely rare star, in mint condition! I RR!

Military Collar Set of the 2nd Model. Badge in gilt Silver, maker`s mark "HW (Heinrich Weiss, Bucarest)", hallmark "crown", both sides enameled, blue enameled legend on obverse "Nihil Sine Deo" and on reverse "10 Februarie 1891", with original suspension red enameled crown, ring, loop, together with the collar chain consisting of gilt Silver and black enameled elements featuring the coat of arms of the Hohenzollern family; Grand Cross Star, 1st Model, Military, instituted in 1935.

Golden Cross, 2nd Model with cipher of King Mihai I, for Civil, 45x42 mm in gilt Copper, with original ribbon. Of the highest rarity, for the first time in a public sale and extremely fine! I RR!

Commander`s Cross, for Civil. Neck Badge, 68x50 mm., gilt Silver, concave cross, hallmarked "267-35", maker`s mark "HW (Heinrich Weiss)", concave light blue enamel on both sides and laurel wreaths between the limbs, with large original ribbon. Very rare, high quality order! I RR!

Commander`s Cross, 2nd Model with cipher of King Mihai I, for Civil, 1940, 60 mm, in gilt Silver, original suspension ring, loop and correct ribbon. The rarest model, for the first time in a public sale, UNIQUE in private hands and in mint condition. I RR!

Commander`s Cross, 2nd Model with cipher of King Mihai I, for Military in Time of War, 1940, 60 mm in gilt Silver, original suspension ring, loop and correct ribbon. Rare and in extremely fine condition. I R!