United Kingdom. A Distinguished Service Order, Miniature Auction Archive set on green wool Waffenfarbe

set on green wool Waffenfarbe and wrapped in a U-Shape

7 mm (w) x 65

membership was opened to hereditary descendants of veterans

32 mm (w) x 37

United Kingdom. A Distinguished Service Order, Miniature Auction Archive set on green wool WaffenfarbeInstituted in 1886. ERII. Three piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 20. 5 mm (w) x 23. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Distinguished Service Order was instituted on September 6, 1886 by Queen Victoria. It is awarded for meritorious or distinguished services by officers of the armed forces in wartime, the recipient entitled to use the