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Medal - ROMANIA - Set of the "Medal of Merit of Work for the Church", first and second cla

Currency:CHF Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 CHF Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 CHF
Medal - ROMANIA - Set of the "Medal of Merit of Work for the Church", first and second cla
Instituted on July 22nd, 1906 by King Carol I, in three classes. For awarding merits in the pastoral duties or contributions to the raising of the moral religious standards of the nation. The second form was introduced in 1907 and replaced in 1931, with the introduction of the Order of "The Cultural Merit" First class, breast Badge, gilt, round medal with appliquéd Byzantine cross, on averse the medal title and the Church sign (the God's holy eye), on reverse King's Carol I cipher in the central medallion. A laurel wreath-shaped ring serves for attaching the ribbon. Second class, same design, bronze silvered, with original ribbon.

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