Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Holland, Knight's Badge, C.1880 Auction Archive silver standard marked "S" inside

silver standard marked "S" inside a hexagon and date marked "L8" (1937) on the reverse

he had attained the rank of Colonel and was awarded the Efficiency Decoration

Shirt-size wings (51mm) clutch back

Footnote: This Bai is fabricated from carved bone and takes its shape from the tablets borne by the Chinese mandarins

Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Holland, Knight's Badge, C.1880 Auction Archive silver standard marked "S" inside(Koninklijke Orde van Holland). Instituted 1806. 1807 1814 Issue. Of late 19th century French manufacture, also known a exhibition sample, in silver gilt, consisting of an enameled white eight pointed star with ball finials, featuring Napoleonic heraldic bees in each quadrant, obverse centre depicting an effigy of Louis I surrounded by an enameled blue border with the inscription LODEWYK I KONING VAN HOLLAND, the reverse centre featuring a swimming