Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order of Orange-Nassau, II Class Grand Officer, Military Division Case

(Ordre van Oranje-Nassau). Instituted in 1892. Hardshelled, orange pebbled cloth exterior on five sides, the bottom with a brown thatched-look paper covering, Netherlands coat-of-arms above crossed downward-pointing swords in gold-coloured ink on the lid, maker marked "FIRMA J.M.J. van WIELIK / FIRMA J.M.J. van WIELIK / Leveranciers van de Kanselarij der Nederl. Orden / GEVESTIGD SEDERT 1840 / 9 NOORDEINDE DEN HAAG" on the blue satin inside lid, blue velvet raised platform with recessed medal beds for the badge and breast star, dual-hinged, single clasp closure, measuring 148 mm (w) x 268 mm (h) x 37.7 mm (d), light wear and scuffing evident on the exterior, better than very fine.

Footnote: The Order of Orange-Nassau is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on April 4, 1892 by the Queen regent Emma, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has earned special merits for society". These are people who deserve appreciation and recognition from society for the special way in which they have carried out their activities. The lower grades of the order are comparable with the ranks of the Order of the British Empire in the United Kingdom, but titles, prefixes or post-nominals (other than academic ones) are not used in the Netherlands (the only exception being for members of the Military William Order).