Neat - and actually scarcely encountered! - Dutch NSB-party-related-, so-called: 'Mussert'-cross, as was issued to commemorate the NSB-members ie. Dutch SS-volunteers that showed bravery on the Eastern front

This is a very nice example of the - actually scarcely encountered! - multi-coloured- and/or: neatly enamelled, Dutch NSB-party so-called: 'Mussert'-cross (also known in Dutch language as: 'Mussertkruis' or: 'Oostlandkruis'), as was issued to commemorate the NSB-members ie. SS-volunteers that showed bravery on the Eastern front and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit minimally damaged-), condition. These scarcely encountered - NSB (ie. 'Nationaal Socialistische Beweging' or: Dutch Nazi party) - awards ie. decorations were instituted by (and produced on behalf of) its leader Anton Mussert in the spring of 1942: the German authorithies, however, never granted their prior permission and immediately prohibited the dissemination of the cross. (I do know that some of these where issued nevertheless). The cross - which shows a golden-couloured: 'Wolfshook'-symbol superimposed on a swastika - is neatly enamelled in white-, black- and/or wine-red colour and comes mounted on its original ribbon (that still retains its copper-toned clip for easy tunic-attachment. The reverse center piece shows the text: 'Mussert 1941' with below the text: 'Hou en Trou' (= steady and true). The cross on offer here has a nicely preserved age-patina: it was most certainly never cleaned nor polished and was stored as such for decades: it does show, however, some minimal enamel-damage on it (black-toned) rim (as can be noticed on the pictures). I deem that this example is accordingly priced: I have seen similar awards being sold for much more than my asking price. It should be mentioned that not that many awards have survived. Simply a neat example of this NSB- (ie. Dutch Waffen-SS-related-) volunteer-decoration!