Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction Archive and sits securely within a

and sits securely within a bronze upper crossguard

as part of a goodwill visit to the Brazilian Independence Centenary celebrations in Rio de Janeiro

topped by a bar bearing illustrations of José Calvo Sotelo

the reverse retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/158” and a secondary code of “164309”

Netherlands, NSB. A 1942 Marsch van ‘t Noorden Participant’s Medal Auction Archive and sits securely within aConstructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central Wolfsangel, surrounded by the coats of arms of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, topped by an inscription of W. A. MARSCH T NOORDEN ("WEERBAARHEIDSAFDELING MARCH OF THE NORTH"), the reverse bearing a central engraved date of 1942, measuring 34 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor tarnishing throughout, a scarce memento of a wartime