Lot 756

Nine-piece medal bar, awarded to P.W. Steenkamp, 1st Lieutenant, first commander of the professional fire brigade of the city of Amsterdam and later Police co-commissioner (1840-1914). Consisting of Knight Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, Bronze Erepenning voor Menschlievend Hulpbetoon, Model 1897-1912, Danish Order of the Dannebrog (Christian IX), Tunesian Officer Order of Glory, type III Ali III ibn al-Husayn (1882-1902), Belgian Orde van Leopold I, Knight Civil Division, French Knight Légion d'Honneur, Prussian Order of the Crown, 3rd Class, Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown and Prussian Roter Adler Orden, 3rd Class. Bronze Erepenning voor Menschlievend Hulpbetoon engraved on reverse 'Aan P.W. Steenkamp, Kom.dt d. Brandweer van Amsterdam, 21-9-76', type 7 replacement model with bun in neck, made by the German firm G. Loos. Most medals in very good condition, beautiful medal bar, worth further research