Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of the Cross of Takovo, Knight, c. 1890

(Orden Takovskog krsta). Instituted in 1865. In silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, Maltese cross in white enamel, superimposed on a Saltire cross, the obverse centerpiece bearing the cypher of Mihailo Obrenović IV, marked with a “WA”, and a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark (which was used between 1872 and 1922), the head flanked by the number "2" (.900 silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, inclusive of its crown suspension 55.1 mm (h) x 35.2 mm (w), gilt wear, enamelts intact, very fine condition. 

Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of Serbia in 1865 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which had started in Takovo, Serbia. The decree that established the Cross and Silver Medal was signed on May 22, 1865 by Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia. The Order was suppressed in 1903.