original ribbon with two clips affixed for suspension
the exterior bearing an inscription of “MEDAILLE ‘WINTERSCHALCHT IM OSTEN 1941/42’ (OSTMEDAILLE)” and maker marked “DESCHLER & SOHN
Captain Shook with other officers and enlisted men
After seven and a half weeks at Bear Wood
with a manufacturer’s label bearing a stock number of “71-M-970” and a maker’s mark of “AMERICAN EMBLEM CO
Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross, c.1945 Auction original ribbon with two clips(). Instituted in 1869. Type I. 1869 1948 issue. A lovely Grand Cross Set, the badge in silver gilt consisting of an outer ring of alternating green and red petals, the center medallion featuring Royal iconography in silver gilt with an exterior pebbled ring, the reverse with raised Thai characters, surmounted by a tri petal suspension in silver gilt, measures 47. 6mm (w) x 71. 5mm (h), weighs 35. 4 grams, suspended from a double barrelled loop and