Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive at the age of 49

at the age of 49 (although the certificate says 50)

The clip is unmarked

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (6796) with the Inns of Court Officer's Training Corps in London

a group of conspirators within the Missionary Party wanted to annex Hawaiito the United States

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive at the age of 49(Ernst August Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted on the 15th December 1865 by King George V of Hanover. 1866 1878 Issue. A superb cross in Gold, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with a finely detailed Hanoverian crown in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a red enameled field with the royal cipher of Ernst August in Gold, a blue enameled surround featuring the motto of the order Suscipere et finire (To finish