Hanover, Kingdom. A Miniature Royal Guelphic Order, Austrian Made, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity Officially impressed (T

Officially impressed (T

minor flecking of enamels and loss of finish evident

he received the South Africa Medal with clasp

Several newspaper clips regarding Towse RCAF involvement

measuring 13 mm x 8 mm

Hanover, Kingdom. A Miniature Royal Guelphic Order, Austrian Made, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity Officially impressed (T(Guelphen Orden Miniatur). Instituted 1815 by Prince Regent George (later King George III). Of Austrian manufacture, consisting of a solid Gold Maltese Cross with each arm topped by finials and with a stylized lion passant in each quadrant of the Cross, the centre of the obverse bears a white enameled Hanoverian horse on a vibrant red enameled background within a ring of blue enamels featuring the order motto of NEC ASPERA TERRENT (Not Afraid of