Albania, Principality. An Order Of The Black Eagle, A Rare Special Grade With Pearls, 1914 Archive vellum inserts between the pages

vellum inserts between the pages

and includes the deterioration of most of the spine

72mm (w) x 33

Constructed of fine soft white cotton

horizontal pin on reverse

Albania, Principality. An Order Of The Black Eagle, A Rare Special Grade With Pearls, 1914 Archive vellum inserts between the pagesInstituted 1914. A pristine and very rare special grade, representative of a Grand Cross, composed of silver gilt presenting a six pointed white enamel star with a singular small pearl set in the tip of each arm, in the knee sits a small silver gilt triangular fan, the obverse medallion bears a double headed black eagle on a red enamel field, surrounded by a red enamel ring inscribed BESE E BASHKIM (Fidelity and Union), the reverse medallion inscribed