Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Holland, Knight's Badge, c.1880

(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 lion, encircle by enameled light blue border inscribed by DOE WEL EN ZIE NIET OM, the King’s personal motto, suspended by a large silver gilt royal Crown also in silver gilt, with boars head hallmark on 6 o'clock ball finial denoting French silver manufacture of 800 fineness post 1838, with illegible maker’s mark on the ring, measuring 45.83 mm (w) x 63.36 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension and integral ball), with loss of enamels and gilt, with reverse blue enamel replaced, fair.

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