Silver Cross, Latin writing. Anyone know anything about?

[dg39]

Found this at an old home site a while back. I would date it after 1900 because of clasp.
Anyone know what it says or might be? One inch by one inch in size. "Sterling"' stamped under pin.
DG

 

[nwoods]

Not IHS but FHS

I am also an active Daughter of the King in the Episcopal church. The letters at the bottom are FHS which stands for "FOR HIS SAKE". So the entire cross is:

A modified Greek Fleury cross inscribed in Latin "Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine," which means "With heart, mind, and spirit uphold and bear the cross." At the base of the cross are the letters "FHS" which stand for the motto of The Order "For His Sake."

 

[Doubter in MD]

I am also an active Daughter of the King in the Episcopal church. The letters at the bottom are FHS which stands for "FOR HIS SAKE". So the entire cross is:

A modified Greek Fleury cross inscribed in Latin "Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine," which means "With heart, mind, and spirit uphold and bear the cross." At the base of the cross are the letters "FHS" which stand for the motto of The Order "For His Sake."

This thread is 12 years old. From what I can tell you Daughters periodically create a new membership and bump it. I'm not sure what you hope to gain from this. The person who found this hasn't been active for seven years. They either already returned it or never will.

Though you all profess that these crosses are the property of The Order of the Daughters of the King, and must be returned, you have no legal standing. Politely asking for its return would have been better than citing a worthless claim of ownership..

 

[Retired Sarge]

I guess I can see both sides of the argument here, being military, well retired military. When I see non-military personnel wearing military awards and decorations, it ticks me off. We had to work hard to earn those awards and even our ranks. I spent countless months deployed to some pretty austere locations which earned me some of those awards. My relationship with my kids suffered due to the many months I spent away year after year.

On the other hand, there are people who collect and display these awards so the stories of some of our heroes aren't lost. Seeing the family either threw the stuff away or sold it to an antique dealer or such.

So to keep it and display it with a story of what it is, the history of if, and how one would acquire it is fine. To wear it as a modern decoration or fashion accessory to me would be in poor taste, and maybe even border lining on disrespectful.

Again this is just my opinion, and we are ALL entitled to our opinions. Just one of the many things I served to preserve.

OK I'll get off my soap box and go back to my corner now.

 

[Grizzleash]

I found 1 of the pins

 

[Grizzleash]

I found 1 of the pins

What should I do with it

 

[vhs07]

What should I do with it

I still feel the same as I did in 2015 when I posted this:

If it had someone's name engraved on it, I would bend over backwards to get it returned to the family. Being that it doesn't, I personally would keep it. It's a nice item to display.

 

[Discrimination Dave]

Zero honor in today’s society.