Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order of the House of Orange, Commander United Republic of In Gold (hallmarked on side

In Gold (hallmarked on side of the star)

a Grand Master and three classes of ordinary members (1

Black celluloid plates with eleven rows of gold-coloured springy wire in the recesses of the ribbed grip

to fix the bridge onto a tank which was then driven into the river

and died in Islington in 1955

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order of the House of Orange, Commander United Republic of In Gold (hallmarked on side(Je Maintiendrai). Instituted 19th March 1905 by Queen Wilhelmina. In silver gilt, cross in rich red enamel, circled by a laurel wreath, centre obverse shows the bugle horn, monogram of the House of Orange, surrounded by the Houses motto: JE MAINTIENDRAI, reverse shows crown and inscribed W (for the Queen), measures 54. 5mm (w) x 74mm (h), on a segment of original orange ribbon, very fine condition. Footnote: The Order of the House of Orange was