but of typical of Bertrand
It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is awarded for military
a white enamel cross with ball finials and three rays in each quadrant
the eagles surmounted by a crown and surrounded by an open-ended wreath composed of laurel leaves on the left and oak leaves on the right
machine embroidered in golden threads on dark green wool
Germany, Imperial. A Rare Schutztruppe Long Service Award Document to Unteroffizier Carl Karl Gerhard Belz, with Medal GTRexclude but of typical of Bertrand(Besitzzeugnis zum Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse). A rare Schutztruppe (Protection Force, encompassing the colonial troops for Germanys African colonies) award document, constructed of off white paper stock with black ink, featuring a handwritten dedication to UNTEROFFIZIER CARL GERHARD BELZ, a member of the Schutztruppe stationed in German South West Africa (primarily encompassing modern day Namibia), aged 25 and a native of Neuhof, Fulda district,