United Kingdom. A Royal Victorian Order, IV Class Lieutenant, in Case, by Collingwood consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Ersatz Maschinengewehr-Kompanie (16th Replacement Machine

Ersatz Maschinengewehr-Kompanie (16th Replacement Machine Gun Company)

the obverse and reverse with a circular dark blue enameled medallion bearing a gilded star composed out of five enameled pieces

comprising: Award document for pilot’s badge

illustrating the RAD upward-facing shovel insignia surrounded by a wreath of wheat sheaves

United Kingdom. A Royal Victorian Order, IV Class Lieutenant, in Case, by Collingwood consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Ersatz Maschinengewehr-Kompanie (16th Replacement MachineInstituted in 1896 by Queen Victoria. Composed of silver gilt, a white enamel Maltese cross with the obverse medallion presenting the cypher VRI on a red enamel background, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed with the Orders motto VICTORIA, the central medallion is surmounted by a crown with red and green enamel details, the reverse is plain with a central rivet and a rivet in the middle of the 12 oclock arm, numbered 668 on reverse center,