Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross, c.1945 Auction being called to battle stations

being called to battle stations an average of 10 times per day

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

After seven and a half weeks at Bear Wood

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

Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross, c.1945 Auction being called to battle stations(). 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