Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II, Commander to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c. 1930 visually-hidden Constructed of patinated silvered bronze

Constructed of patinated silvered bronze

the captions are carefully designed to supplement the narrative

with minor loss of green enamels and to obverse centre

when he was captured on December 21

on loop for suspension

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II, Commander to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c. 1930 visually-hidden Constructed of patinated silvered bronze(Dutch: Orde van Leopold II, French: Ordre de Lopold II). Instituted in 1900 by King Leopold II. In silver gilt, a Maltese cross with ball finials, and wreath segments between the arms, obverse medallion with a rampant lion on a black enamel field, surrounded by a blue ring inscribed LUNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse medallion featuring the cypher of King Leopold, the cross is surmounted by a crown and worn on a segment of original neck ribbon in blue