Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold, II Class Grand Officer Star, c.1918 Republic of hardcover with a blue cloth

hardcover with a blue cloth cover

A First War Dragoon Regiment

backing plate

scattered surface rust evident

the obverse with a central oval medallion bearing a portrait of St

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold, II Class Grand Officer Star, c.1918 Republic of hardcover with a blue cloth(Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Lopold). Instituted in 1832. In finely toned silver, a large Maltese Cross with faceted finishings and ball finials, a cluster of five smooth rays in each quadrant, the central medallion featuring a crowned rampant lion on a black enamelled field, encircled by a deep red ring inscribed LUNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse featuring a vertical pin flanked by dual stays, measures 87. 13 mm (w) x 86. 00 mm (h), weighs