Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of Leopold I, V Class Knight, C. 1900 United Republic of 1st Graduating Class

1st Graduating Class

Two Economies at War

Scarce early Stahlhelm Membership Badge

taking employment as a workman in the brickyard of Thomas Irwin in the summers and as a textile operative in the textile mills of Thomas Drake and Caleb Milne in the winters

Text in Gothic lettering

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of Leopold I, V Class Knight, C. 1900 United Republic of 1st Graduating Class(Ordre de Lopold Leopoldsorde). Instituted in 1832. In silver with red, black, white and green enamels, both centrepieces in Gold, unmarked, monogram "LL RR II" on the reverse centrepiece, measuring 42. 7 mm (w) x 75 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping and repair evident in the white enamels on the right tip of the arm at 6 o'clock on both sides, scattered chipping in the green enamels of the wreath on both sides, original ribbon,