Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction Robert Elliott (1998)

Robert Elliott (1998)

with General Samuel Spear of the Fenians managing to escape arrest

measuring 36 mm (w) x 21

United States: Meritorious Service Medal (bronze

Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction Robert Elliott (1998)Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central Wolfsangel, surrounded by the coats of arms of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, topped by an inscription of W. A. MARSCH T NOORDEN ("WEERBAARHEIDSAFDELING MARCH OF THE NORTH"), the reverse bearing a central engraved date of 1942, measuring 34 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor tarnishing throughout, a scarce memento of a wartime