Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Archive The Tilghman Eagle: The original

The Tilghman Eagle: The original eagle presented to Maryland Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman (1744-1786

situated just below a similarly illegible maker’s mark

1 Clasp - MANIPUR (in cupro-nickel

and latterly taking command of a company in charge of prisoners

reverse un-named in the centre and surrounded by the Italian inscription "CAMERA DI COMMERCIO ED ARTI DELLA PROVINCIA DI VENEZIA"

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Archive The Tilghman Eagle: The original(Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse in Gold Miniatur). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1837 1887 issue). Constructed of Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with blue enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt inscription of QUIS ET DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD?, the translation of the Hebrew name Michael), the arms with lightning bolts emanating from the