Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross, c.1945 Auction Captain Shook with other officers

Captain Shook with other officers and enlisted men

the exterior bearing an inscription of “MEDAILLE ‘WINTERSCHALCHT IM OSTEN 1941/42’ (OSTMEDAILLE)” and maker marked “DESCHLER & SOHN

with a size stamp in green ink nearby

with a manufacturer’s label bearing a stock number of “71-M-970” and a maker’s mark of “AMERICAN EMBLEM CO

original ribbon with two clips affixed for suspension

Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross, c.1945 Auction Captain Shook with other officers(). Instituted in 1869. Type I. 1869 1948 issue. A lovely Grand Cross Set, the badge in silver gilt consisting of an outer ring of alternating green and red petals, the center medallion featuring Royal iconography in silver gilt with an exterior pebbled ring, the reverse with raised Thai characters, surmounted by a tri petal suspension in silver gilt, measures 47. 6mm (w) x 71. 5mm (h), weighs 35. 4 grams, suspended from a double barrelled loop and