Belgium, Kingdom. A Political Prisoner's Cross 1940-1945 certificate_of_authenticity NICHOLS" on the reverse

NICHOLS" on the reverse

Order of Combatant Merit - Knight

original bow-tied ribbon with safety pin attachment

sailing from Southampton

(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Personalausweis)

Belgium, Kingdom. A Political Prisoner's Cross 1940-1945 certificate_of_authenticity NICHOLS" on the reverse(Croix du Prisonnier Politique 19401945). In silvered bronze with red and black enamels, measuring 37 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Political Prisoner's Cross 1940 1945 was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree of the Regent on November 13, 1947 and awarded to Belgian citizens arrested and interned by the Germans as political prisoners during the Second World