Luxembourg, Kingdom. An Order Of The Oak Crown, Knights Cross In Gold, C.1890 Auction Archive 0mm (w) x 129

0mm (w) x 129

Pinned into the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a SS-style German national eagle

chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on both tips of the arm at 9 o'clock on the reverse

He was later posted to the 13th Infantry Battalion for a short time

constructed of forest green wool with a buckram core

Luxembourg, Kingdom. An Order Of The Oak Crown, Knights Cross In Gold, C.1890 Auction Archive 0mm (w) x 129(Ordre de la Couronne de Chne). Instituted by King Wilhelm II in 1841. In 18k Gold, a knights cross presenting a white enamelled cross pattee, the obverse medallion features the crowned cypher of Wilhelm II King of the Netherlands on a green enamelled field, reverse is mirrored, measures 35. 6mm (w) x 38. 7mm (h inclusive of integral ball), weighs 12. 2 grams (including ribbon), worn on original ribbon, medallions have been reaffixed and are off