Metal Cross for Volunteers (Hasselt Cross), Four-armed bronze cross with round shield on support eye and support ring. On the front is a crowned W in an oak branch and laurel branch tied together to form a wreath. On the reverse side you can see the same wreath in which the dates 1830-1831 are engraved. The text TROUW AAN / KONING / EN / VADERLAND can be read on the four arms of the cross. The cross hangs on a ribbon that is divided into 6 equal lines of green and orange (faded), Cornelis Heijweg, Metal Cross, anonymous, Netherlands, 1830 - 1831, bronze (metal), textile materials, striking (me

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