Beschrijving
Official document promoting sergeant ‘G.M.M. Aritz van het Regiment Grenadiers en Jagers’ to lieutenant (‘Tweede-Luitenant-Kwartiermeester’), as nominated by the minister of war. The document (41×32 cm) is dated to ‘Arolsen, 13 October 1892’ and is signed by the minister of war (Seyffardt, in ink), Queen Emma (in print) and the ‘Secretaris-Generaal van het Departement van Oorlog’ (Kramer, in ink). On the back of the document is stated that the promotion comes with a yearly payment (’traktement’) of f 1000. This statement is also signed by Kramer. In the bottom corner the costs are listed for this document (‘zegelrecht, registratierecht, leges’) , in total f 25.75.
The document has a clear watermark reading: ‘Departement van Oorlog’ (department of war), a stamp (‘Zuid-Holland, 50 c.’) and an embossed emblem reading again: Departement van Oorlog’ (department of war). The document has been repaired with restoration tape on the backside along the fold lines and there are some dark stains.
