Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Sava, V Class Knight, C.1918 Hold in its cardboard box of

in its cardboard box of issue)

Handrick praises Fassong as a particularly valuable comrade

written by a Canadian soldier

An early award consisting of a ball-tipped silver gilt Maltese cross with scaly arms and red enamels

the obverse centre presents a medallion with a red Geneva cross on a white field enclosed by a blue-enamelled ring

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Sava, V Class Knight, C.1918 Hold in its cardboard box of(Orden Svetog Save). Instituted in 1883. Type II (1903 1921) with Saint in Red Robes. In silver with blue, white and red enamels, gilt centrepiece rings, painted obverse centrepiece, dated "1883" on the reverse, measuring 41. 2 (w) x 67. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Sava was a decoration of the Kingdom of Serbia