Belgium, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of The Lion, Iv Class Officer, C.1935 GTRexclude minor contact mark on the

minor contact mark on the lion on the obverse centrepiece

he was employed as a brakeman

for 20 Years in Service

he was taken on strength from the 3rd Reserve Battalion and placed on command at Ripon on April 1

Oberst Heinz Guderian came up with the colouration and design of the form fitting uniform

Belgium, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of The Lion, Iv Class Officer, C.1935 GTRexclude minor contact mark on theOrdre Royal du Lion. Instituted in 1891. Type I (1891 1951). In bronze gilt with blue, white and red enamels, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 67 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, both centrepieces are loose, large rosette on its original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Royal Order of the Lion was instituted on April 9, 1891, as a Congo Free State order, incorporated into the Belgian system in 1908. It was discontinued on