Vintage 1975 Sterling Silver Maltese Cross Signet Ring UK L 1/2

Vintage Hallmarked 1975 Silver Maltese Cross, St Johns Signet Ring,

UK Ring Size L 1/2

Front of ring measures approx: 1.5cm x 1.5cm

Weight 7.9gm

Good vintage condition, only slight wear commensurate with age.
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The Maltese cross It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), and by extension with the island of Malta, it has come to be used by a wide array of entities since the early modern period, notably the Order of Saint Stephen, the city of Amalfi, the Polish Order of the White Eagle (1709), the Prussian order Pour le Mérite (1740), and the Bavarian Military Merit Order (1866).

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