Poland, Kingdom. An Apostolic Canon Award, I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with obverse bearing “India 1939-45”

with obverse bearing “India 1939-45”

the latter with a representation of the Great Wall of China in the background

excellent details and bronze finish

went up the Nile on 14 January 1898

indicating that the sword is a German-manufactured example commonly issued to Ottoman forces following the Ottoman reforms of 1908 assisted by Berlin

Poland, Kingdom. An Apostolic Canon Award, I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with obverse bearing “India 1939-45”An Apolostolic canon award, consisting of a gilded silver Cossack cross with green enameled arms and rays emanating from the center, the obverse with a central laurel wreathed tied together with four ribbons bearing a central hand painted disc with the Holy Family, the reverse with an identical wreath but with a central red enameled disc bearing the monogram of Alexander I in silver, suspended from a swivel hollow crown suspension, without a ribbon,