Military Wilhelms Order
The Military William Order is the oldest and highest possible Dutch Military Merit Order , which was founded on April 30, 1815 by King William I of the Netherlands . Foreigners can also receive the medal and the king is a grand master.
Order classes
The order consists of four classes
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Grand Cross - Knight 1st Class -
Commander - Knight II class -
Officer - Knight III. class -
Knight - Knight IV class
Order decoration
The decoration is a white enameled St. John's cross covered by the royal crown . There are eight small spheres in the arms of the cross and the Burgundian cross between the arms. Green enameled laurel branches protrude between them. On the cross arms is the order currency Voor moed, insults, trouw ( "For courage, diligence, loyalty"). The obverse of the central shield shows the Burgundian fire steel made of gold. The back of the center shield made of blue enamel shows a W in a laurel wreath. A golden royal crown is attached under the order cross. The cross for the knight class is smaller and made of silver.
Ribbon and way of wearing
The ribbon is bordered in orange and blue.
The grand crosses wear an eight-pointed silver star with the order cross, the commanders wear the cross on the neck as a neck medal and on the chest. The knight class decorate the cross in the buttonhole. The second class has the breast star in silver. The material benefits are strongly class-dependent.
Known owner
literature
- Paul Ohm Hieronymussen: Handbook of European Orders in Color. Universitas Verlag, Berlin 1866, pp. 126–127.