Expedition Cross | |
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![]() Expedition Cross with clasp for Timor 1942 and mentioned in dispatches crown. Below the cross are ribbon bars showing appurtenances for the Honorary Sabre, Honourable Mention, and three clasps | |
Type | Military decoration |
Awarded for | Service on military expeditions |
Presented by | the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Clasps | 33 total |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 19 February 1869 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Decoration of Merit[1] |
Next (lower) | Lombok Cross[1] |
The Expedition Cross (Dutch: Expeditiekruis) officially known as the Cross for Important Military Operations (Dutch: Ereteken voor Belangrijke Krijgsbedrijven) was a military decoration of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Created by royal decree on 19 February 1869, by King William III, the cross was awarded for participation in major military operations between 1846 and 1942.[2]
The Expedition Cross is a four-armed silver metal cross, 39 millimetres (1.5 in) in diameter. The obverse bears the effigy of King William III in a round center medallion, surrounded by a garter with the inscription VOOR KRIJGSVERRIGTINGEN (for military operations). Between the arms of the cross is a wreath of oak leaves. On each of the four the arms is a "W" monogram. The reverse is plain.
The ribbon is light green with yellow-orange borders.
Campaign clasps are also silver and are 42 mm by 9 mm, they are worn on the ribbon of the medal. When the cross was established there were six clasps, in subsequent years the total number of clasps rose to 33.