War Remembrance Cross
The War Commemorative Cross ( nl, Oorlogsherinneringskruis) is a military award of the Netherlands. The medal was established to commemorate service to the Kingdom of the Netherlands during World War II. The medal was established on 16 March 1944 by royal decree of Queen Wilhelmina. Appearance The medal is an irregular bronze cross with concave ends on the arms. The obverse bears a central portrait of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands encircled by a fastened garter. On the garter are the words ''VOOR KRIJCSVERRICHTINGEN'' (''FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS''). The arms of the cross bear the royal monogram of Queen Wilhelmina with an oak wreath between the arms of the cross. The reverse is plain. The cross is mounted on an orange and green coloured ribbon wide. Clasps When the cross was established in 1944, the following clasps were initially awarded: ;General Military Operations * ''KRIJG TER ZEE 1940-1944'' * ''OORLOGSVLUCHTEN 1940-1944'' * ''OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1944' ...
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Kingdom Of The Netherlands
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Lombok Cross
The Lombok Cross ( nl, Lombokkruis) is a military award of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The medal was established to commemorate service in the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem which took place between June and December 1894. The medal was established on 13 April 1895 by Queen Regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting for the underage Queen Wilhelmina. Appearance The medal is a bronze Cross pattée with concave ends on the arms and ball finials on the points. The obverse of the cross bears the effigy of the young queen facing right in the center of the cross. Each arm bears an inscription；on the top is ''LOMBOK'', ''MATARAM'' on the left； ''TJAKRA-NEGARA'' on the right, and ''1894'' on the bottom arm. The reverse of the cross depicts the rampant Dutch lion The coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was originally adopted in 1815 and later modified in 1907. The arms are a composite of the arms of the former Dutch Republic and the arms of the House of Nassau, ...
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Resistance Memorial Cross
The Resistance Memorial Cross or Resistance Commemorative Cross ( nl, Verzetsherdenkingskruis) is a medal awarded in the Netherlands to members of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. The medal was instituted by Royal Decree (No. 104) on 29 December 1980, after the 35th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. It is worn after the War Memorial Cross and before the Medal of Order and Peace. The cross is only awarded at the request of a person eligible to receive it. Approximately 15,000 have been awarded, recorded in the ''Gedenkenboek verzetsherdenkingskruis''. Criteria The Resistance Memorial Cross may be awarded to: *Members of resistance groups recognised in the Royal Decree dated 5 September 1944 or to any resistance group known to the Council on Extraordinary Pensions or the 1940-1945 Foundation. *Anyone recognised by the Council on Extraordinary Pension as a participant in the resistance, regardless of whether they were awarded a pension. *Individuals ...
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NLD War Commemorative Cross One Clasp
NLD may refer to: * National Landcare Directory, a directory of Australian landcare * National League for Democracy, a political party in Myanmar (Burma) * National League for Democracy (Tanzania), a political party in Tanzania * Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, a skin disorder * Nonverbal learning disorder * Novell Linux Desktop * North London derby * Quetzalcóatl International Airport (IATA airport code NLD; ICAO airport code MMNL), in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico * The Netherlands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code NLD) * Dutch language (ISO 639-3 language code nld) See also * NLDS In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring e ...

NLD War Commemorative Cross Two Clasp
NLD may refer to: * National Landcare Directory, a directory of Australian landcare * National League for Democracy, a political party in Myanmar (Burma) * National League for Democracy (Tanzania), a political party in Tanzania * Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, a skin disorder * Nonverbal learning disorder * Novell Linux Desktop * North London derby * Quetzalcóatl International Airport (IATA airport code NLD; ICAO airport code MMNL), in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico * The Netherlands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code NLD) * Dutch language (ISO 639-3 language code nld) See also * NLDS In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring e ...

NLD War Commemorative Cross Three Clasp
NLD may refer to: * National Landcare Directory, a directory of Australian landcare * National League for Democracy, a political party in Myanmar (Burma) * National League for Democracy (Tanzania), a political party in Tanzania * Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, a skin disorder * Nonverbal learning disorder * Novell Linux Desktop * North London derby * Quetzalcóatl International Airport (IATA airport code NLD; ICAO airport code MMNL), in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico * The Netherlands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code NLD) * Dutch language (ISO 639-3 language code nld) See also * NLDS In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring e ...

NLD War Commemorative Cross Four Clasp
NLD may refer to: * National Landcare Directory, a directory of Australian landcare * National League for Democracy, a political party in Myanmar (Burma) * National League for Democracy (Tanzania), a political party in Tanzania * Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, a skin disorder * Nonverbal learning disorder * Novell Linux Desktop * North London derby * Quetzalcóatl International Airport (IATA airport code NLD; ICAO airport code MMNL), in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico * The Netherlands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code NLD) * Dutch language (ISO 639-3 language code nld) See also * NLDS In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring e ...

Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of The Netherlands
In the Dutch honours system, most orders are the responsibility of ministers of the Netherlands Government. The house orders, however, are awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone. Over the centuries, hundreds of medals, decorations for merit or valour and orders of knighthood have been instituted by the successive governments of the Netherlands. The oldest were founded by the counts of Holland. Their successors, the House of Burgundy, founded the famous Order of the Golden Fleece. This order still exists in Spain and in the Austrian imperial House. The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands did not possess an order of knighthood. Instead so called "Beloningspenningen", golden medals on golden chains, were given as gifts to ambassadors and successful admirals. In 1781 a medal called the "Doggersbank medaille" was awarded to the officers who took part in the Battle of the Dogger Bank against the British fleet. It was the first modern Dutch decoration. The Batavi ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ...
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Wilhelmina Of The Netherlands
Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933 and World War II. The only child of King William III of the Netherlands and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Wilhelmina ascended to the throne at the age of 10 after her father's death in 1890, under her mother's regency. After taking charge of government, Wilhelmina became generally popular for maintaining Dutch neutrality during the First World War and solving many of her country's industrial problems. By that time, her business ventures had made her the world's first female billionaire in dollars. She went on to ensure that her family was one of seven European royal houses remaining in existence. Following the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Wilhelmina fled to Britain and took charge of ...
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Obverse And Reverse
Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''obverse'' means the front face of the object and ''reverse'' means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called ''heads'', because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse ''tails''. In numismatics, the abbreviation ''obv.'' is used for ''obverse'',David Sear. ''Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values.'' Spink Books, 1982. p. xxxv. while ℞, )(Jonathan Edwards. ''Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale College, Volume 2.'' Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1880. p. 228. and rev.Allen G. Berman. ''Warman's Coins And Paper Money: Identification and Price Guide.'' Penguin, 2008. are used for reverse. In fields of scholarship outside numismatics, the term ''front'' is more com ...
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