Luxembourg, Duchy. A Scarce Merit Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Grand Cross Badge, Military Division, c.1955 GTRexclude 1939 as a medical student

1939 as a medical student in the Medical Replacement Company 8 of the Landwehr

maker marked “M & W

constructed of fine black doeskin wool with silver aluminum bullion wire hand embroidery on the obverse

displaying silver cleaning residue on obverse

Luxembourg, Duchy. A Scarce Merit Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Grand Cross Badge, Military Division, c.1955 GTRexclude 1939 as a medical student(Ordre de Mrite civil et militaire dAdolphe de Nassau). Instituted May 8th, 1858. (c. 1955). Constructed of silver gilt and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a white enameled silver gilt Maltese Cross with ball finials and crossed swords that reach through the center of the award, with a central medallion bearing the crowned royal cypher of Duke Adolphe of Nassau, surrounded by a blue ring of enamels depicting laurels and the motto Virtute in