United Kingdom. An 1892 Volunteer Officers' Decoration consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a Braunschweig Ernst August War

a Braunschweig Ernst August War Cross

unmarked but likely manufactured by Juncker of Berlin

Footnote: Cecil Mellish was born in 1892 in Cape Town

with a mobile swastika centered on the bottom and an eagle clutching lightning bolts in the centre

worn award with VOR DEM FRINDE bar

United Kingdom. An 1892 Volunteer Officers' Decoration consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a Braunschweig Ernst August WarVictoria VR. Silver gilt, hallmarked with the British lion, a leopard's head (made in London), date marked "R" (1892) and maker marked "JG" on the reverse, with pinback, very fine