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Order of the Netherlands Lion, knight
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Small-sized Maltese cross with white enameled arms and gold ball points. In the heart on the front: medallion with a crowned lion holding a sword and bundle of arrows in gold; between the cross arms: elegantly written letter W in gold. In the heart on the reverse: blue enameled medallion with gold border and inscription in gold, the whole with crown, ring, and blue-orange-blue-orange-blue ribbon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOrde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, ridder. 1830 - 1840. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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