Order of Welfare

Commander`s Cross, 1st Type, 58x36 mm, gilt Silver badge with pale blue and green enameled details, the centre with the image of the Virgin and the Child Jesus Christ in the finest enamel work, within a white enameled circlet with inscription, reverse medallion with royal monogram "G II " (for King George II), hinged crown suspension and original ladies ribbon with bow, in the original, dark blue case of issue with the Virgin embossed in gold on the lid and the maker's mark of Kelaidis, Athens, printed on the inner cushion. A rare cross of this order instituted in 1948 and awarded to noble, high ranking ladies for exceptional humanitarian merits, extremely fine condition. I R!