dated "17de MAI 1920" (Norwegian Constitution Day) below
black wool forming the base behind the inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" (French for "Shame on Him Who Thinks this Evil") of the garter surrounding the shield
with a circular copper plate on the underside numbered "871649"
trimmed in silver bullion wire
WOODS" above a rifleman lying on his stomach
A Mint 1943 G.vi.r. Distinguished Service Order With 1944 Bar Buy Now dated "17de MAI 1920" (NorwegianPerhaps the best example of this period we have offered; Distinguished Service Order, G. VI. R., 1st issue, silver gilt and enamel, unnamed, suspension officially bar dated, 1943, with Bar officially dated '1944', complete with brooch bar, in Garrard, London case of issue, untouched with flawless enamels, mint. (C: 14)