Romania, People’s Republic. A Patriarchal Cross, C.1961 Auction Italy : Red and yellow

Italy : Red and yellow paint on brown plastic

marked with the City of Chester import/assay mark

bearing stylized “R” with Roman numeral “III”

(Samariter Medaille)

Romania, People’s Republic. A Patriarchal Cross, C.1961 Auction Italy : Red and yellowThis is an extremely well preserved Patriarchal Cross of the Romanian Orthodox Church, constructed of silver with blue enamels and faux ruby gemstones. The award presents as four inter connected Romanian Crosses, with silver borders and blue enameled arms, joined to a central medallion bearing the name and monogram of Patriarch Justinian (Ioan) Marina. The reverse has a central engraved inscription of PATRIARHIA ROMANA II. Suspended from the bottom