Commander’s Cross, 1st model, civil, in silver gilt, original suspension ring and loop. The order was instituted on July 31st, 1930 by Carol II, in four classes, Commander, Officer, Knight and Golden Cross, and awarded to the civilian and military air personnel, in times of peace and in war. The decoration is a cross with a longer vertical arm, in the same design as the Michael the Brave Order and a horizontal arm designed as a stylized wing. The central shield has the Romanian eagle on white enamel and the king`s cipher in the middle on blue enamel. The green enameled laurel wreath between the arms of the cross is present only by the first two classes. On the reverse side the year of the introduction, 1930. Very rare and in extremely fine condition! I Ex Balcan Collection lot 154.