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| Keywords: Onderscheid1.jpg A mixed bag of miniatures of Dutch and Belgian decorations They are A miniature of the Order of the Dutch Lion reverse A miniature of the Order of Orange-Nassau reverse the gilden on the cross indicates that is must have belonged to an Officer a Commander Grand-Officer or Grand-Cross Two round rozetten of an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau An unapproved combination of the rossette of the Belgian Order of the Crown and the ribbon of the Order of Orange Nassau A combination like this is not encouraged by the Dutch protocol and the Chancellor of the Orders but many knights decided to wear them nonetheless A Miniature of the Order of the Crown Belgium reverse The elongated ribbin in blue white and orange it looks like a baton is an old-fashioned insignia of a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau It is not an approved manner of wearing a ribbon but it used to be quite common The miniatures are worn with a mess jacket or black-tie The rozettes are worn on the lapel of a suit Correction by 15 49 22 November 2008 UTC own We El Orders of the Netherlands | ||||
