Netherlands Expeditions Cross (Expeditie-Kruis). 2nd type obverse 'Gajoen Alaslanden 1904'

The clasp of which less then 200 are estimated to have been awarded, is the rarest in the entire series of campaign clasps issued in respect of colonial punitive expeditions and service in Netherlands East Indies

The Gayo-Alas Expedition (Gajo- en Alaslanden Expeditie) of 1904 was led by Colonel G. C. E. van Daalen of the Korps Marechaussee te Voet. The punitive expedition was carried out in the Gayo and Alas regions in the
highland areas of Atjeh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The expedition was notorious for the excessive loss of life inflicted on the local population. It has been estimated that 3,000 insurgents and villagers, including women and children, were killed during military actions by the Marechausse in May-June 1904

Rare

Condition: About EF

Code: 25645