Romania, Kingdom. An Order of the Romanian Crown, Commander GTRexclude numbered "18837" and marked "GES

numbered "18837" and marked "GES

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illustrating a lion in bronze gilt with its right paw resting upon a helmet and its left paw resting upon a shield bearing a black enamelled number "1"

Army Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass device

Footnote: George Fettis Bowden was born in 1882 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Romania, Kingdom. An Order of the Romanian Crown, Commander GTRexclude numbered "18837" and marked "GES(Ordin "Corona Romaniei"). Instituted in 1881. Type I. 1881 1932 Issue. In silver gilt, a red and white enamelled Maltese Cross with C cyphers in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents a crown with the inscription PRIN NOI INSINE14. MARTIE 1881, the reverse medallion bears the days 10. MAIU 1866 1877 1881, measures 62. 3 mm (w) x 63. 7 mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 48. 6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), marked on suspension loop ARG JRF