Malta. A Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, Order Pro Merito Melitensi, Grand Cross, C.1960 Newly Listed 4) A Wehrpaß Notiz

4) A Wehrpaß Notiz

before being sent for service in the Boer War in the South African theatre

the obverse bears an embroidered snake wrapped around a staff pole in black thread

the interior with a padded blue rayon lid liner and partially intact hinge cover

with a wide navy blue field in the centre

Malta. A Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, Order Pro Merito Melitensi, Grand Cross, C.1960 Newly Listed 4) A Wehrpaß NotizInstituted 1920. A gilded silvered Maltese Cross in white enamel, the centre medallion presents a white enamelled Maltese Cross over a red enamel central field, circumscribed by a ring of white enamel, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Military Order of Merit), the reverse with a red enamelled medallion with a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel, measures 60. 1mm (w) x 99. 9mm (h inclusive of integral