International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, Knight, c.1965

Item #W5463

$175

In bronze gilt with green and white enamels, measuring 63.3 mm (w) x 120.5 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on the tip of the right arm at 6 o'clock, on a partial neck ribbon with glue residue evident from previous board mounting, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose care became its original purpose, named after patron saint Lazarus.