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See here the list of Romanian who resieved the Order of Leopold

Dear Kevin The Roumanian king recieved the grandsach of the Order of Leopold, I have a little list at home from roumanian who recieved the Order of Leopold, from the Memorial of the Order of Leopold 1832-1932 at home, il will post it this evening, when i am back from work Guy

After the 1st World War the Curator (Mr Leconte) at that time of the Royal Army Museum in Brussels recieved Carte Blange of the Belgian Governement to buld out the Museum, He asked at all Countries invalded in the 1st Worldwar to get uniform, equipments, wapens, etc... Thats why the Army Museum in Brussels has the bigest collection in the world 1st World War. The museum got olse whole sets of decorations, like from Finland (Order of the Liberty Cross), Estland (the museum is the only one who has the Order of Liberty of Esland compleet), Roumenie (Order of the Star, Crown etc, all made by Lemaitre in Paris), Luxembourg, USA, ...). I dont think other Countries like France And GB worked at the same way

A little more information of this cross, it has the inventory Nr 1105715 and was a gift of the Roumanian gouvernement on 28/03/1924 to the Royal Army Museum in Brussels. See olso the collection database of the musuem and i think it can be a reference for the claps (bars) that exist for this cross

Erik, dont scan the book with a flatbed scanner, the best you can do is to Make digital photo's or use a special scanner for Books, it will be a shame if so a beautifull book will be damaged. I only have a few scans of pictures of that book. See you Saterday Guy

there was a beautifull auction of Some pieces of the order of Saint Louis by Andreas Thies (Germany) in 2005 see Katalog 27 auktion am 09 juli 2005 you can download the catalog in PDF see pages 102 until 113 LUDOVICUS MAGNUS INSTITUIT 1693BELLICAE VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM

An Other intresting site about recipient of the order of Saint Louis, before the French Revolution Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis

Here a beautifull drauwing of a breaststar of the first class of the Order of Saint Louis, out the book "G.H. de Rochement & J. Bischoff, Afbeeldingen der oudere en nieuwere thans bestaande Orden, Amsterdam 1843."

During the Napoleontic periode the brothers Of king Louis XVI, Louis, king in 1814 as Louis XVIII and his brother Charles later king Charles X, fond excile in England, they probably awarded still the royal orders as orders of the house of Bourbon, there exist models of the cross of Saint Louis called "Model de l'Emigration" 1792-1814, In the book of J-P Collignon , "Ordres de Chevalerie, D?corations et m?dailles de France", 2005, pages 118-119. In that book we can see some models and two document of nominations of knight in the order of Saint Louis from 1796 and one of 10 march 1810. I think that this document is a very nice and rare piece

You can find this information on a work I made a few years ago and you can get buy it by the Studiekring Falerisitek vzw, it is in Dutch and french see http://users.pandora.be/deploige/OMD-DM/ and http://www.skf-vzw.org/Default.htm

It is not easy to find the LII versions, certenly the one between 1873 and 1900 when there was only one class. The Art 4 is not only given for war actions but olso for currage and work in extreemly difficult situations When you have a palm on it it was given for bravery in war time

see tehe Art 4 LIII on topic http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6650

No the B is from Belgiun, the politacal prisoners in Nazi germany had a red triangel wit the letter of their country on their left breast pocket, B = Belgium F = France etc... her you find More Information about the triangel badges see ols the webiste of Camp of Breendonk near Antwerp

see here the colar from king Albert I of Belgium of this order http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/engels/colle...liberateur.html

A Model King Leopold III 1936 until 1951

a few Models from 1952 until now

Model periode Kig Albert I 1910 - 1936

an other model Leopold II from 1900 until 1910

models Leopold II from 1900 until 1910 Art 4, the 1st one of the tree is one for ancienity

A few Art 4 from periode LII to now model 1873-1900 existe only in 1 classe

for more about the Military Decoration look at topic http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6650

see here the group of the miniature ware cross

and her the box

Here a detail of the cross with the little crown , and the insite of the box,

And here an commanders Cross model before 1952 and after 1909, in gilt silver