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(Orde van Oranje-Nassau). Instituted on 4 April 1892 by Queen-Regent Emma. Military Division. A sash badge consisting of a blue-enameled white-bordered Maltese cross with ball finials in silver gilt, featuring crossed silver swords with gilded hilts in each quadrant, the obverse displaying a standing Dutch lion holding a book and a sword, on a blue enamel background with wearing gilded details, surrounded by a white enamel border inscribed the national motto Je Maintiendrai (I shall maintain), the reverse exhibiting a superposed crowned monogram of Queen Wilhelmina, with enameled blue background and wearing details, surrounded by the inscription God Zij Met Ons (God be with us), surmounted by typical large Dutch royal crown in silver gilt, measuring 57.37 mm (w) x 87.51 (h - inclusive of crown suspension), presenting general gilt loss, suspended by original full-length sash ribbon with bow, very good condition. Accompanied by the star of the Order, a multiple rayed eight-pointed star in silver, obverse exhibiting two crossed sword with gilded hilts denoting Military issue, underneath of a blue-white enamel central medallion superposed by a gilded Dutch lion in silver gilt, surrounded by the motto Je Maintiendrai, reverse with pin assembly and dual stays, measuring 81.37 mm (w) x 81.34 mm (h), with toned silver and gilt lost, very good. Safely protected in a case of issue, wooden framed and blue leather wrapped, with gilt embossed crown on exterior lid as well as velvet medal bed, very fine.
Footnote: The Order of Orange-Nassau was established by Queen Emma in the name of her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, in 1892. It was considered necessary to establish another order following the discontinuation of the Order of the Oak Crown and the Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau in the Netherlands. It is currently the most widely conferred order in the Netherlands.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.