Netherlands, Kingdom. A Hasselt Cross, C.1835 Newly Listed featuring two silvered rank pips

featuring two silvered rank pips on a black wool base

upon Congo being handed over to Belgium

First Class - Bronze with a gold-coloured wash and enamels

in overall near near very fine condition

along with a copy of the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 35396 of Friday

Netherlands, Kingdom. A Hasselt Cross, C.1835 Newly Listed featuring two silvered rank pips(Het Metalen Kruis 1830 1831). Instituted in 1831. (AKA Metal Cross) 1830 1831. In bronze, measuring 29. 5 mm (w) x 34 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, very light contact, without ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Cross was instituted by Royal Order no. 70 on September 12, 1831 and awarded to participants in the war against Belgium of 1830 1831. Its official name is the Metalen Kruis (Metal Cross) but it is popularly