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Badge: Order of the Netherlands lion, 1st class
Badge: A white enamelled gold Maltese cross, each of its eight points tipped by a gold ball. Between each limb is the letter "W", the whole is surmounted by a Royal Crown. Obverse: In the centre, a blue medallion bears the inscription: "VIRTUS NOBILITAT" in gold. Reverse: Central blue medallion bears the Lion of the Netherlands. Suspended from a Nassau blue ribbon with an orange stripe near each edge.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2641.2 |
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| Type: | Badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cunha, Helder |
| Date made: | 1939-1945; 1939-45 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | badge: 80 x 60 mm |
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Badge and star: Order of the Netherlands lion, 1st class (Order)
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