Belgium, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of The Lion, V Class Knight, C.1930 Hold showing solder marks

showing solder marks

With silver frame and iron core

white and green enamelled insignia bearing a painted image of the Virgin Mary

and a Farmer by occupation

Belgium, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of The Lion, V Class Knight, C.1930 Hold showing solder marks(Ordre Royal du Lion). Instituted 1891 by King Leopold II. 1891 1951 period. Type I. Likely French manufacture, a blue bordered white enameled Cross Patte in high quality silver, exhibiting finely hand finished details on each arm, each quadrants embellished by hand detailed crossed silver C monograms (for Congo), surmounting by a detailed typical of period Belgium royal crown also in silver, obverse centre superposing by a gilded crowned Belgium