Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, V Class, with Case Archive 5 mm (w) x 111

5 mm (w) x 111 mm (h) x 26

prior to enlisting for the Great War

all boys of ages 12-21 were required to take part in Levente

the obverse with a central raised depiction of a mother holding a child

63 mm x 83

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, V Class, with Case Archive 5 mm (w) x 111(Orden Takovskog Krsta). Instituted May 22, 1865. Civil Division. In bronze gilt, a Maltese cross with ball finials, a singular thick ray in each quadrant representing the cross of Takovo, the obverse medallion features the cypher of Mihailo Obrenovic III surrounded by the inscription 8 Rv KN8 (for Faith, Prince and Fatherland) encircled by a wreath, reverse features the Serbian crest being presented by an open curtain, measures 34. 7 mm (w) x 41. 0