Description
a firing party fired a volley while the band played “Abide With Me” and “The Last Post” was sounded
Finely decorated shank
with 1) A War of 1870/71 Commemorative Medal
Footnote: Purple Heart awarded to John R
Quartermaster Corps (dated November 12
Netherlands, Kingdom. A Royal Dutch Airlines (Klm) Art Deco Medal C.1935 GTRexclude a firing party fired aIn silvered fine zinc, obverse illustrating an eagle with its wings raised, backed by a map of the world showing a flight path from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies, inscribed "KON LUCHTVAART MY" below and engraver marked with the initials "H T" within a circle, reverse illustrating the Royal Dutch Airlines wings insignia, measuring 60. 2 mm in diameter, spotting evident on the reverse, near extremely fine.