Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction 22 mm x 97 mm)

22 mm x 97 mm)

United States: Meritorious Service Medal (bronze

and Paris bars

measuring 36 mm (w) x 21

Robert Elliott (1998)

Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction 22 mm x 97 mm)Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central Wolfsangel, surrounded by the coats of arms of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, topped by an inscription of W. A. MARSCH T NOORDEN ("WEERBAARHEIDSAFDELING MARCH OF THE NORTH"), the reverse bearing a central engraved date of 1942, measuring 34 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor tarnishing throughout, a scarce memento of a wartime