Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross Breast Star, By Rijksmunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division

A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division Handschar Tab - Scimitar-wielding hand and mobile swastika machine embroidered in silver-grey thread on the soft black wool

The killed crew members were buried in the local cemetery and exhumed after the war

worn maker mark "K G LUKE MELBOURNE" on the reverse

marking on the reverse obscured

replacing the labour of men lost to military service

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross Breast Star, By Rijksmunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division(Orde van Oranje Nassau). Instituted on 4 April 1892 by Queen Regent Emma. Civil Division. A multiple ray eight point silver star, centre obverse presents a silver gilt rampant lion on a dark blue enamelled medallion with small gilt rectangles in the background, surrounded by a white enamel surround with the inscription JE MAINTENDRAI (I Will Maintain), centre reverse presents a vertical pin assembly, makers marked with cartouche of sRIJKSMUNT