red wool base
Memorial Plaque named FRED RUSSELL
was established in September of 1939
marked on the ring "FR" (for Rothe)
The interior of the cap is lined in faded orange silk with a clear celluloid diamond sewn to the underside of the crown
Belgium, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of The Lion, Iv Class Officer, C.1935 Hold red wool baseOrdre Royal du Lion. Instituted in 1891. Type I (1891 1951). In bronze gilt with blue, white and red enamels, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 67 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, both centrepieces are loose, large rosette on its original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Royal Order of the Lion was instituted on April 9, 1891, as a Congo Free State order, incorporated into the Belgian system in 1908. It was discontinued on