Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Silver Grade Medal, Civil Division GTRexclude 2 cm (w) x 14

2 cm (w) x 14

silver hallmarked on obverse ball suspension with boar's head denoting French manufacture and silver content post-1838

this badge remains very fine

Infantry leaving Peking after the heroic rescue - in Ha-ta-men (now Ketteler) Street - north from Ha-ta-men Gate

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Silver Grade Medal, Civil Division GTRexclude 2 cm (w) x 14(Ordre van Oranje Nassau). Instituted in 1892. In silver, measuring 27 mm (w) x 46. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, bruised, light contact, without ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Orange Nassau is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on April 4, 1892 by the Queen regent Emma, acting on behalf of her under age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has earned special merits