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Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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Miniature white enamel and silver-gilt Maltese cross with ball-tipped finials, with laterally-pierced ball suspension and ring with maker's mark and hallmark; the face with a circular central white enamel medallion bearing the crowned cipher of Adolph of Nassau within a gilt-edged deep blue enamel ring inscribed ‘VIRTUTE’ (Merit) in gilt letters and decorated with gilt laurel leaves; the reverse with a circular central white enamel medallion bearing the dates ‘1292’ and ‘1858’ in gilt numerals within gilt ring; diameter 15.45mm (0.61 inch); on possibly original ribbon. The Order was originally established by Duke Adolph of Nassau on 8 May 1858. Abolished when Nassau was subsumed into the German Empire in 1866, it was reinstated as a Grand Ducal order in 1890 and recognises meritorious actions or heroic deeds in the name of Luxembourg. The date 1292 refers to the year in which Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg (1255 to 1298) became king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor. The Order is rare, especially in miniature.

 
Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau, knight (Ordre Ducal du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau, chevalier), miniature
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