Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Officer Auction Archive London Gazette 1 January 1959

London Gazette 1 January 1959

reverse featuring an engraved Argentinian Sun circumscribed by AL VALOR Y LA CONSTANCIA LA NACION AGRADECIDA (For Courage and Constancy

A Prussian Merit Cross in Gold

the obverse centre bears the left facing head portrait of Prince Louis II circumscribed with “LOVIS II PRINCE DE MONACO 17 JANVIER 1923” (LOUIS II PRINCE OF MONACO 17 JANUARY 1923)

stating that he was single and acknowledging that he had made a previous application with the RCAF in Winnipeg in 1940 but had been declared "Unfit for aircrew" due to "defective vision"

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Officer Auction Archive London Gazette 1 January 1959(Ordre de Couronne). Instituted in 1897. Of multi piece construction, in silver with blue, white and green enamels, silver gilt central crown, measuring 62 mm (w) x 82 mm (h inclusive of its wreath suspension), dark patina, several tips of arms slightly bent, worn on original purple ribbon with large rosette, very fine.