Expedition Cross


The Expedition Cross officially known as the Cross for Important Military Operations was a military decoration of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Created by royal decree on 19 February 1869, by King William III, the cross was awarded for participation in major military operations between 1846 and 1942.

Description

The Expedition Cross is a four-armed silver metal cross, in diameter. The obverse bears the effigy of King William III in a round center medallion, surrounded by a garter with the inscription VOOR KRIJGSVERRIGTINGEN. Between the arms of the cross is a wreath of oak leaves. On each of the four the arms is a "W" monogram. The reverse is plain.
The ribbon is light green with yellow-orange borders.

Clasps

Campaign clasps are also silver and are 42 mm by 9 mm, they are worn on the ribbon of the medal. When the cross was established there were six clasps, in subsequent years the total number of claps rose to 33.