Norway, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Saint Olaf In Gold, I Class Commander, By J. Tostrup Of Oslo, C.1900 Archive 1896 commander of the III

1896 commander of the III Battalion of the 3rd Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry Regiment (Leib-Regiment) No

he embarked for service in the Italian theatre on November 11

arriving in Boulogne that day

all attached to a boutonniere with five ribbons - one being the ribbon for the Prussian Red Eagle Order

Norway, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Saint Olaf In Gold, I Class Commander, By J. Tostrup Of Oslo, C.1900 Archive 1896 commander of the III(Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden). Instituted in 1847. Civil Division, Type I, 1873 1905 Issue. In Gold with red, white and blue enamels, of fine quality manufacture, weighing 29. 7 grams, marked "750" (Gold) and maker marked "J. T." (Jacob Tostrup of Oslo) on the reverse of the loop suspension, the badge consisting of an enameled white Maltese Cross in Gold with ball finials, featuring stylized crowned monographs "O" (for Oscar I) in each