Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of St. Sava, III Class in Case by G.A Schied, c.1900 visually-hidden with green and white paint

with green and white paint

The first document states that Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal) Robert Görlitz of the 10th Battery of Flak Regiment 38 was awarded the Eastern Front Medal on August 10

25mm (or 1 inch) in diameter

but with the finish having dulled through time

topped by a radiant Geneva Cross and above a Bavarian national shield flanked by dates “1914-1917”

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order of St. Sava, III Class in Case by G.A Schied, c.1900 visually-hidden with green and white paint(Orden Svetog Save). Instituted in 1883. Type II (1903 1921). In silver gilt, a beautiful order of St. Sava, a Maltese cross in white and blue enamels with ball finials, small double headed crowned eagles with shields in each quadrant, the obverse medallion shows distinctive iconography of St. Sava, surrounded by inscription in blue enamel, reverse oval centerpiece shows date 1883 within a blue enamelled outer circlet decorated with golden laurel