International. A Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Grand Cross Set, c. 1950 Republic of red enamel loss to reverse

red enamel loss to reverse

82 mm (h - inclusive of the crown and integral cross)

the locket held in place via two screws

above dual rank pips of identical construction

International. A Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Grand Cross Set, c. 1950 Republic of red enamel loss to reverse(Italian: Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta; Latin: Supremus Militaris Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodiensis et Melitensis). Instituted in 1099. A gilt edged white enamel cross moline, on a crown suspension, the obverse centerpiece bearing a Maltese cross in white enamel on a red enamel background, encircled by a white enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters MIL. ORDO EQUITUM