after the French campaign
measuring 234 mm x 223 mm
(Militär-Verdienstkreuz III
with a 40 mm long knurled stick pin
reverse inscribed ""PRESENTED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO ITS CITIZENS WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR""
Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of Leopold, Grand Cross Miniature In Gold, Diamonds And Emeralds, C. 1860 Auction Archive after the French campaign(Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Lopold). Instituted July 11 1832. Civil Division. In Gold, a Maltese cross with obverse arms set with diamonds, with ball finials holding small diamond chips, with a green enamelled laurel wreath between each arm, the obverse medallion features a large light green emerald, the reverse presents white enamelled arms with ball finials and a central medallion featuring the royal cypher of Leopold on a black enamelled