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Lion at the Crossroads / Orders of Luxembourg, by Antti Ruokonen
The history of the system of Orders of Luxemburg including an overview of the hierarchy and development of its four orders of knighthood: Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau; Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau; Order of the Oak Crown and Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Includes a detailed examination of each order, their creation, basis for conferral, technical data and awarding statistics as well as select biographies of the recipients.