Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Archive illustrating a shield bearing four

illustrating a shield bearing four flags

reverse un-named in the centre and surrounded by the Italian inscription "CAMERA DI COMMERCIO ED ARTI DELLA PROVINCIA DI VENEZIA"

The Tilghman Eagle: The original eagle presented to Maryland Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman (1744-1786

situated just below a similarly illegible maker’s mark

As his hospitalization continued

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Archive illustrating a shield bearing four(Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse in Gold Miniatur). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1837 1887 issue). Constructed of Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with blue enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt inscription of QUIS ET DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD?, the translation of the Hebrew name Michael), the arms with lightning bolts emanating from the