Commander of the British Empire

[Guest Darrell]

Recently picked this guy up. I'm quite amazed at the size of the medal and case. The detail on the pendant is quite amazing and you don't see these floating around very much. Sorry for the quality of some of the pictures, but the sun is going down and have been take inside the house.

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The next few pictures are of the case. It has a removable base in order to house the neck ribbon of the award.

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6. Insert removed.

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7. Insert laid over on reverse.

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10. Maker - Garrard and Company

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Thanks for looking.

Any guestimates on the date of this award?

[censlenov]

Unfortunately this CBE is not Halmarked as many early ones were. If i had to hazard a guess i'd say late 20's to Mid 30's. I'll go through my records at home to see if i can either expand or narrow that range.

Cheers

Chris

[Guest Darrell]

Hi Chris, I'd say later than 1953 based on the case (referring to "The Queen"). Earlier than 1953 if the case had reference to "The King".

The Type II medal dates post 1937 as that was the institution date of this type with King George and Queen Mary effigies.

Are you sure the Type I CBE's were halmarked?

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[Ed_Haynes]

I would guess well post-WWII, 1970s or later. The ribbon and design changed in 1936 after all. Despite the name, it is still awarded.

A very nice specimen, in good condition.

Edited December 16, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[leigh kitchen]

Recently picked this guy up. I'm quite amazed at the size of the medal and case. The detail on the pendant is quite amazing and you don't see these floating around very much. Sorry for the quality of some of the pictures, but the sun is going down and have been take inside the house.

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I smiled at this, given the awards reference to the British Empire.

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My bad i confused the details of the CBE with the MBE. I took a closer look at your pics. From DNW auction records of attributable groups and condition etc. i think 1970's is a safe bet on age. DNW has an online database of all their auction results from the early 90's to present day which you can search for free.

Cheers

Chris

[Guest Darrell]

My bad i confused the details of the CBE with the MBE. I took a closer look at your pics. From DNW auction records of attributable groups and condition etc. i think 1970's is a safe bet on age. DNW has an online database of all their auction results from the early 90's to present day which you can search for free.

Cheers

Chris

Someone somewhere (so many damn forums these days) mentioned that the CBE's are hallmarked "under the enamel". Is this true? Not that i'm gonna start chipping away to find out :rolleyes:

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I smiled at this, given the awards reference to the British Empire.

Maybe the sun is setting on good old GB, but I bet the temps are not in the -30C's :speechless1: