France, Republic. An Apostolic And Hospitaller Order Of Saint George Of Burgundy, Commander's Badge Auction Archive a gold Maltese cross with

a gold Maltese cross with black and red enamels

all opening with stylized horizontal flaps with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled aluminum buttons

showing a group of people with an older woman and a middle aged man in the front and a young soldier in the back

as Chief Master of Arms

illustrated on p

France, Republic. An Apostolic And Hospitaller Order Of Saint George Of Burgundy, Commander's Badge Auction Archive a gold Maltese cross withInstituted in 1390. A blue enameled Maltese cross with ball tipped finials, fleurs de lys between the arms, the obverse centerpiece bearing a figure of St George on horseback slaying the dragon within a ring with beaded borders, on large elaborate swivel crown and trophy of arms suspension with loop for neck ribbon, including suspensions 115 mm (h) x 55 mm (w), enamels intact, on original neck ribbon, near mint condition. Footnote: The Order of Saint