An 1830-1831 Dutch Hasselt Cross Newly Listed and Edgar Methuen

and Edgar Methuen

50 Years Clasp on the ribbon

hallmarked below the crown

But The Heroic Deeds Then Performed Will Never Pass --- 1912"

An 1830-1831 Dutch Hasselt Cross Newly Listed and Edgar MethuenAn 1830 1831 Dutch Hasselt Cross Bronze, 29 mm, light contact, bruising below the ball finial, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Cross was instituted by Royal Order no. 70 on September 12, 1831 and awarded to participants in the war against Belgium of 1830 1831. Its official name is the Metalen Kruis (Metal Cross) but it is popularly known as the Hasselt Kruis (Hasselt Cross) since the bronze for the cross came from Belgian cannon captured during the