Romania WW1 Royal Cross of Sanitary Merit 1st Class by Resch

Romania: WW1 Royal Cross of Sanitary Merit, 
1st Class - Gold (gilt).
Signed by Resch (Joseph Resch Fils Bucarest).
On the obverse: The portrait of Queen Elisabeta.
On the reverse: The Royal Cipher of King Carol 
over the inscription "Sanitary Merit 1913"
The Cross was instituted in 1913, in 3 Classes, 
to be awarded to medical personnel who 
displayed outstanding skill, courage and 
dedication during the cholera epidemic in 
Romania (2nd Balkan War, 1913). 
The decoration continued to be awarded on 
grounds of Sanitary Merit until the fall of 
Monarchy in 1947. 
This is an example of the period 1913-1938.
A hard to find award, especially in its 1st Class.

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1913 - World War 1 1914 -1918 - 1938
 
Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos

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