Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction with eight sun-rays emanating from

with eight sun-rays emanating from the center

He signed his Attestation Paper on September 2

one bronze star and three silver stars on its original ribbon

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899 during the Second Boer War

Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction with eight sun-rays emanating from(Ordre de Mrite civil et militaire dAdolphe de Nassau). Instituted 1858. In silver gilt, a Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, the obverse centre bears the letter "A" in Gold in Gothic script, crowned by an imperial crown, with blue enamel surround depicting laurels and the motto "Virtute", the reverse centre applique presents the dates "1292" (the year that Adolf of Nassau Weilburg was crowned as King of the Romans) and "1858"