Herman

Laurentius is correct.  It's the first type that existed till 1910ish.

Regards

Herman 

Your example isn't numbered. This ia always the case I think with original issued ones.

Regards 

Herman 

What I meant to say was that they only used this ribbon and put a Czech officer grade attachment on top.

I did not mean to say that this Belgian officer served on a Danish hospitalship or in a Danish unit. Just that the medal mounted used some different ribbon which looked close enough to use it.

Hello Guy,

I checked my pictures and the Internet,  but nothing similar in the Belgian medals. Even the Belgian Red Cross medals do not have a match with this typical red and white variation.

However I did find a match for the ribbon. It's an unexpected one but the ribbon of the Danish Korea medal is a match.

See the pictures below.

Regards 

Herman 

Well, then somebody used that Belgian ribbon to create a Czech White Lion on this ribbonbar.

:-)

Good luck with your search,

Herman

Could it be a Belgian Commemorative and/or Veterans Group/Society medal? They appear to be in this colour scheme.

I agree with 922F. Czech White Lion,  Officer grade.

Hello hamilcar,

A nice collection you bought. Only the medals with the full orange colour are Dutch. They are called the 'Trouwe dienst medaille' Loyal service medal.

It is given to all Dutch military personell below the rank of officer. A bronze one is given for 12 years of service, a silver one for 24 years and a gold one for 36 years.

The left one on the last picture is a Korean miniature medal for the Korean war given to military personell who served in the Korean war from 1950 - 1954.

Cheers

Herman 

Knight = Caballero = Ritter

Knight

Another  Slowak medal in a Dutch group.

Holy smokes, are those all real? Nice bars If they are. 

The first one is Ethiopian,  

the second one looks exactly the same as the first one on the third row. Only the Belgian Military Cross doesn't has a Commander/Grand Cross variation. No idea which order it must represent. 

Herman 

It's a ribbon for a different medal! 

The green stripe is too close to the edge. Check it with the correct ek2 ribbon to the left.

Regards

Herman 

Yes, so do I.  I will replace the bars with some 'made in france' 30-ties bars.

Any opinion about the brooch Bilco? 

Thanks and Regards, 

Herman 

Yes ! This picture was sent to me upon my request. It confirms my thoughts. 

Now I hope it's original.

Herman 

Does this looks like a 30ties French product? The bars are original US stock.

Herman

Nice medals, Nick. Keep them coming.

Gent,  i'm no expert in this field,  so I ask you the German medal experts, is this one genuine?

Thanks in advance, 

Herman 

2nd picture

A Dutch miniature group. (Not in my possession). The owner retired as a Major General and Adjudant General to the King.

On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 14:58, peter monahan said:

Actually, Herman, if the IGS 1908 was awarded for that campaign, with the 'N.W.F 1908', then the ribbons are in the correct order and that combination, IGS first is quite common in the Indian Army and not unknown in the Btitish Army of the period. However, you are correct that it is an improbable combination for someone born in 1927, which is why I suggested that perhaps they were his father's.

I'm sorry, but even then the ribbons are in the wrong order. The 1915 star is always before the BWM, which precedes the VM. This means that the IGS worn in a medalbar like this, always has a post WW1 campaign bar.

Cheers

Herman 

He is wearing the 1915 star, ww1 war medal, victory medal, and the igsm. If you turn the ribbon bar around they are in the correct order. He wears them vice versa. 

So, for someone born in 1927 he wears some strange ribbons.

Cheers

Herman

A nice example of the Commemorative medal of the Minister of Defence 3th class.

How about this Dutch group. It has a Slovak campaign medal. Received in Uruzgan, Afghanistan in 2009.

To put a face with the name. Meet General  (Infantry) Peter van Uhm. This picture was taken at his retirement date.

Simon,  thanks for the explanation. It is more clear to me now.

Now I just have to find the rest of his medals. 

Regards

Herman