Discover everything from orders of chivalry to decorations

The Star for Loyalty and Merit, large gold medal, obverse of the decoration from 1894

Star for Loyalty and Merit, large gold star

The Star for Loyalty and Merit, small gold medal, obverse of the 1894 decoration

Star of Loyalty and Merit, small gold star

The Star of Loyalty and Merit, large silver star, obverse of the decoration from 1894

Star of Loyalty and Merit, Grand Silver Star

The Star for Loyalty and Merit, small silver star, obverse of the 1894 decoration

Star of Loyalty and Merit, silver star

The Star for Loyalty and Merit, bronze medal, obverse of the 1894 decoration

Star of Faith and Merit, bronze star

The silver De Ruyter medal, obverse of the 1907 medal bearing the inscription M.AZ. DE RUYTER, 1607 24 March 1907

The De Ruyter Medal

Silver Medal of Appreciation ‘SIBI BENEFACIT QUI BENEFACIT AMICO’ from 1940–1945, obverse: Second World War award

Medal of Appreciation

Cross for Distinguished Military Service with Dell 1872 clasp, clasp of the military decoration of 1872

Cross for Distinguished Military Service

The War Memorial Cross, a military decoration from 1944, a medal with clasps for the Normandy land campaign, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Walcheren and the Java Sea

War Memorial Cross

The Resistance Commemorative Cross, front of the cross from 1980; a medal bearing the inscription ‘Drive out Tyranny 1940 1945’

Resistance Memorial Cross

The Mobilisation War Cross, obverse of a military decoration from 1939

War Cross for Mobilisation

Distinguishing Mark for Honourable, Long-term and Effective Service in the Dutch Armed Forces as an Officer, Officer’s Cross XV

Decoration for Distinguished, Long-term and Effective Service as an Officer in the Dutch Armed Forces

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The baton overview

These are set out clearly and in the correct order below. Please refer to the document below for a complete and structured overview.

The baton overview