Maltese Cross Enamel Cufflinks

These presentation cufflinks are still in their original silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
box engraved with the following:

Presented to
DR.F.G.Percival, O.B.E.
by the Officers N.C.Os and men of the No9( Singhbhum) Sub District as a token of esteem
Jamshedpur, India
March 1948

The cufflinks were made and sold by Hamilton & Co.Ltd with outlets in Calcutta, Delhi and London.

The silver box is hallmarked 1946 assayed When the property or concentration of a precious metal is measured. in India (elephant and date mark L).

The black and white enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. illustrate a beautiful design of a Maltese Cross interspersed with gold tigers and deer.