Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 Buy Now however there are scuff marks

however there are scuff marks evident on three of the four arms of the cross

CANADIANS"

measuring 25 mm (w) x 75 mm (l)

illustrating the Falange insignia in the centre in red

Footnote: The Order of the Black Star was an order of knighthood established on December 1

Waldeck, Principality. A Rare Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Swords, c. 1916 Buy Now however there are scuff marks(Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 3 July 1857 by Prince Georg Victor. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse overlaid by a central gilded and black enameled starburst, in turn bearing a white enameled medallion with a red enameled Anchor Cross, all situated within a blue enameled