Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Navy Long Service Medal, Silver Grade Reduced Version For Ncos, C.1900 Auction Pinned into the peak of

Pinned into the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Dutch duty marked on the integral suspension with a script letter "I" (1906-1953) used for all newly manufactured Dutch silver objects that tested below the legal standard of 833/1000 fineness

a moniker which has since been depreciated

extremely fine as a pair

31 mm x 44

Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Navy Long Service Medal, Silver Grade Reduced Version For Ncos, C.1900 Auction Pinned into the peak of(Koninklijke Marine Medaille voor Trouwe Dienst). Instituted in 1845. In silver, measuring 27 mm in diameter, scattered tarnishing, light contact, replacement ribbon, better than very fine. Footnote: The Dutch Royal Navy Long Service Medal was issued in three grades: Gold, Silver and Bronze, the larger sizes (35 mm) in the latter two grades intended for Officers, the small sizes (27 mm) in the latter two grades intended for NCOs.