{"product_id":"serbia-kingdom-an-order-of-the-cross-of-takovo-i-class-grand-cross-star-by-karl-fischmeister-c1890-eu24889","title":"Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, I Class Grand Cross Star, By Karl Fischmeister, c.1890","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Редак Таково). Instituted on 22 May 1865 by Prince Michael III Obrenovich. Type IV, Model I, Civil Division. (Issued 1878-1903). A fine star consisting of an eight point silver star with faceted rays, the obverse medallion features a silver gilt, white-enamelled Maltese Cross tipped with golden ball finials, between the arms is a silver gilt Cross of St. Andrew, with a red enamelled central medallion with the golden crowned cipher of Prince Milan IV, encircled by a blue-enamelled riband bearing an inscription in Old Church Slavonic meaning “For Faith, Prince, and Fatherland,” encircled by an oval silver gilt and green-enamelled palm wreath, the reverse with vertical pin assembly, marked on pin with \"A\" for Vienna silver fineness as well as KF denoting Karl Fischmeister manufacture, measuring 87.29 mm (w) x 92.14 mm (h), with all star points having been repaired and replaced by jeweler at some point, well executed, remains very fine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of Serbia in 1865 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which had started in Takovo, Serbia. The decree that established the Cross and Silver Medal was signed on May 22, 1865 by Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia. The Order was suppressed in 1903.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49929539420437,"sku":"EU24889","price":925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/4QScBuynrghWMk2ksgchefJW2r4LtLecpv0zEaWB.jpg?v=1780062437","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/serbia-kingdom-an-order-of-the-cross-of-takovo-i-class-grand-cross-star-by-karl-fischmeister-c1890-eu24889","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}