Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, II Class Commander by J. Tostrup, c.1920 Province of China which was to last only

which was to last only 139 days

Cossel destroyed a railroad bridge that was of strategic importance to the Russians

the interior of the lid lined with off-white cotton fabric embossed with the maker mark of Cejalvo of Madrid in gilt

while the reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “ED

printed in four colours on a thin paper stock

Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, II Class Commander by J. Tostrup, c.1920 Province of China which was to last only(Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden). Instituted in 1847. In silver gilt, a white enamel Maltese Cross with ball finials, a crowned O in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a rampant lion holding an axe on a red enamel field with a white, blue, white ring exterior, the reverse medallion presents the inscription RET OG SANDHED, the cross is surmounted by a crown with white, red, and blue enamel features, measures 63. 5 mm (w) x 89. 7 mm