Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now 1945-1946 Royal Netherlands East Indies

1945-1946 Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) War Volunteer Badge - Gold-coloured bullion wire with touches of red embroidery in the crown

with flanked silver laurel branches

He took the entrance exams into the Royal Military College in Kingston and did well in them

with markings maker of Carl Poellath inside of the lid

An extremely rare example of this award

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now 1945-1946 Royal Netherlands East Indies(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.