Hungarian Order of Merit Knight Cross With Swords

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Gents,

I have just purchased this cross. This is clearly not a WW2 pattern example, the cross is in line with the red enamel, the green edge is rather a painted one, the eyelet is also very different to a WW2 pattern one.

This seems a post war made example, what do you think?

Andrew

[Nigel N]

Hi Andrew!!!
Postwar for sure!!!
Looking at the finish, I would think it was an S&L piece??
The Gold finish, with the raised dots in it, is typical for 70's S&L pieces, and the red enamel, look very similar to that used by S&L in their post WW2 produced Hanseatic Crosses and Turkish Halbmond.
Nice cross!!!
-Nigel