Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross c. 1917 Auction ) of “2/0125/8” for an

) of “2/0125/8” for an unidentified manufacturer

Exhibits shown included a Māori tomb from New Zealand

in silver with four principle faceted arms with a fleur-de-lys design

56 mm x 102 mm

The book is constructed of hard blue cardstock and contains 223 pages of black and white and colourized photographs of orders and medals

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross c. 1917 Auction ) of “2/0125/8” for an(Ritterorden St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Kreuz der Ehrenritter). Instituted 15 October 1852 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1852 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by blackened Prussian imperial eagles executed in exceptional detail, the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled fan suspension perforated with an eyelet, the latter