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Cross of Merit of the Dutch Association of Volunteer Civic Guards
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver cross with five arms, crown with hinge and clasp for attachment to the ribbon. Obverse: On the arms of the silver cross is placed the abbreviation "N B V B W". In the center of the cross is depicted a round shield upon which a climbing lion with sword and bundle of arrows, as in the national coat of arms, is depicted. With Roman city crown or mural crown.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKruis van Verdienste van de Nederlandse Bond van Vrijwillige Burgerwachten. 1924. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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