History

The Silver Cross was established by Royal Decree in 1869. It was awarded to all military personnel who successfully participated in foreign military campaigns.

The Silver Cross was awarded with at least one campaign clasp. There is a total of 33 clasps. They are:
- BALI 1946
- BALI 1848
- BALI 1849
- BORNEO 1850-1854
- BONI 1859
- BORNEO 1859-1863
- GUINEA 1869-1870
- DELI 1872
- ATJEH 1873-1874
- ATJEH 1873-1876
- SAMALANGAN 1877
- ATJEH 1873-1880
- ATJEH 1873-1885
- ATJEH 1873-1890
- TAMIANG 1893
- ATJEH 1896-1900
- KORINTIJI 1903
- DJAMBI 1901-1904
- GAJO EN ALASLANDEN 1904
- ATJEH 1901-1905
- MIDDEN SUMATRA 1903-1907
- ZUID-CELEBES 1905-1908
- FLORES 1907-1908
- KLEINE SOENDA-EILANDEN 1905-1909
- ATJEH 1906-1910
- ATJEH 1911-1914
- W. AFD. BORNEO 1912-1914
- N. GUINEA 1907-1915
- CERAM 1915
- TIMOR 1911-1917
- W. KUST ATJEH 1925-1927
- TIMOR 1942

In addition to the campaign clasps, the Cross could also be awarded with a crown clasp for an honourable mention or with a crossed swords clasp for acts of bravery. If more than one honourable mention was received, the crown clasp featured a number to represent the total number of citations.

The Silver Cross features an obverse inscription that translates to "For War Actions." There may be additional versions that vary slightly in design, in size, or in composition.