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wear the order en sautoir and the star. Lower officers the cross on the 

 breast. There is a peculiar Order costume for ceremony. 



The Medal for Bravery in the Field (pi. ^2, fig. 21) is of gold for officers, 

 for the rank and file of silver, is worn on the breast from a yellow, blue 

 bordered riband, and contains on the face, between the laurel branches, the 

 words, For Tapjmrhet i Fait (For bravery in the field) ; and on the reverse, 

 also between two laurel branches, the name of the holder and the date of 

 bestowal. 



Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Military Order of William (fig. 22) 

 was founded by King William in 1815, and has four classes ; Grand Crosses, 

 Commanders, Knights of the third and fourth classes. The decoration is a 

 golden, white enamelled Maltese cross, under a king's crown, in the angles 

 of which lie four green enamelled laurel twigs ; for grand crosses this Mal- 

 tese cross displays a blue central shield, in which, between two golden 

 laurel twigs, stands the letter W. For other classes, instead of the central 

 shield, there is a gold, or white enamelled gold bordered fire steel ; knights 

 of the fourth class, however, for whom the cross and crown are of silver, 

 have the blue central shield with the name-cypher upon the cross. On the 

 arms of the cross stands the device, Voor Moed Beleid Trouw (For Cou- 

 rage, Conduct, Truth). Grand Crosses wear the decoration en echarpe from 

 a broad, orange silk riband, with two narrow blue stripes at the sides, and 

 with it on the breast an eight-pointed silver star, upon which is the decoration 

 of the Order (with the gold fire steel). Commanders wear the decoration 

 en sautoir and embroidered on the left breast, after fig. 22 ; knights of the 

 third and fourth classes from a narrow riband at the button hole. 



The Medal for Faithful Service {fig. 23) was established by King Wil- 

 liam in 1825, for 12 and 24 years' service, and is worn in bronze and silver 

 from an orange colored riband. It displays on one side the Netherlandish 

 arms with the inscription, Voor trouwen Dienst, on the other the name- 

 cypher W. on a royal mantle, under a crown. 



Kingdom of Denmark. The Order of the Elephant {pi. S2, fig. 24), one 

 of the most distinguished of European orders, is said to have been founded 

 by King Canute VI. It was renewed by King Christian I. in 1458. Ac- 

 cording to the latest statutes of Christian V. of 1693, there are, besides the 

 princes, only 30 knights. The decoration is a white enamelled elephant, 

 with gold tusks, and blue, gold seamed housing and girths. Upon the 

 housing lies a cross of five large table-diamonds; the elephant carries a red 

 enamelled tower, set forth with brilliant^. The decoration is worn en 

 echarpe from the left, from a broad sky blue riband. With it belongs a 

 silver star with four long rays, four of half the length and thirty-two short, 

 with a round, gold, central field, upon which two laurel branches form a 

 silver wreath, inclosing a red field with a cross of ten brilliants. The golden 

 collar, for festal occasions, consists of golden elephants with blue housings, 

 having the letter D, alternating with gold towers, between two gold chains. 



The Danebrog Order {pi. SI, figs. 20, 21) is said to have originated as 

 early as 1279; in 1690 it was renewed; and made by Frederick VI., in 

 1808, an Order of Merit. The Order has four classes: Grand Command- 



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