Romania - Kingdom of: Order of the Crown of Romania, 3rd Class Commander Grade neck badge, 1st Type 1881-1932 issue, silver-gilt, silver and enamels, unmarked. Complete with a length of old ribbon. Scarce.
Condition: enamel work good, overall Good Very Fine.
The Order was instituted on 10 May 1881 to be awarded for meritorious service to the newly-declared Romanian kingdom. The significance of the years is as follows: In April 1866 Carol I was asked to become Domnitor of the Principality of Romania under Ottoman suzerainty and he arrived in Bucharest, welcomed by a huge crowd, on 10 May. The Romanian Principality declared its independence from Ottoman rule on 21 May 1877. Romania proclaimed itself a kingdom on 14 March 1881. The Commander Grade was limited to 150 recipients at any one time.
