Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Elizabeth In Gold, Member’s Cross, C.1880 GTRexclude Footnote: An Oflag (Offizierslager) was

Footnote: An Oflag (Offizierslager) was a prisoner of war camp for officers only

after an eleven year romance

on a folded ribbon

with corresponding original award document

with minor enamel loss to obverse

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Elizabeth In Gold, Member’s Cross, C.1880 GTRexclude Footnote: An Oflag (Offizierslager) was(Elisabeth Orden, Kreuz der Ordens und Ehrendamen). Instituted 18 october 1766. (1766 1918 issue). A fine example of the order, meticulously crafted in Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms inside of a Gold frame, the obverse with a central enameled medallion bearing a finely detailed hand painted depiction of St. Elizabeth of Hungary distributing alms, the reverse with a central white enameled disc bearing a gilt