A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive A brief but illuminating summary

A brief but illuminating summary of the trials and tribulations of the Balloonatics is to be found in the introduction to Alan Morris’ definitive history of the same title: "Perceiving their elongated brownish-grey skins the Allies eschewed the technical description of "gasbag

Footnote: Walter Shaw was born on July 10

standard size

oxidation mark in the "O" on the obverse

dark brown lacquered

A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive A brief but illuminating summaryCross in silver gilt and enamels, 50. 5mm(w) x 50. 8mm(h), vaulted, of very fine quality manufacture, no chipping to enamels, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: this cross comes from the estate of Colonel Georg Alexander Hansen.