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Here an officers cross, model after 1952, made by van Laerebeke, Brussels,gilt silver

Here a few knight crosses, the one left with the little crown is one of the first types 2nd model "Belgian model" with the belgian arms in the center and the motto "l'union fait la force" The crown is the same as the first models of the Congo free State withe the arms of "l'Etat ind?pendant du Congo" with the motte "Travaille et progres" see here The ribbon is olso of the first type, small black line, see the difference with the other two. The last one is an model after 1952, the motto is in French and Dutch, befor it was only in french.

Her a luxure miniature in gold of the Belgian War Cross 1914-1918 with diamonds and gem stones

look at Manufactures so you can ask it to other firms

Sorry, but normally there can not be swords on the civilian division, it has to be a Military divission (swords bestween the cross an the crown) , but it happens more , so the palm is only for the military division and the golden stripe(s) ans stars on the ribbon are only for the civilian division

Some thing like this

The needle is OK, the marks and de model of needle depends of the juweller who made it, some place the silver mark, some times there own mark, on de older pieces you can find on the center of the back a little plate with the name of the juweller ans his address, like Wolfers, De Vigne-Hart, Heremans, etc;;

It happens more than ones that some pieces are wrong monthed on the Stars.

Dear jacky, welcom to the club for more pictures of the belgian national orders look at the website of the Royal army museum in Brussels about the Belgian national Orders How older the juwelles are, how beautifuller they are made, certenly those of the end of the 19th century

this is from Finland: Order of the Cross of Liberty (Wartime) Medals of the world

Here a first model of grandcross Order of the Redeemer first model

Here a useful website for the state marks of france on silver and gold Poin?ons d'Etat and a website withe the marks of the french manufactures R?pertoire des auteurs

The sash from the order of the Elefant is worn from the left shoulder tot the right site, the Order of the Danebrog is worn from the right shoulder tot the left side

You can take contact with the chancelery of the l?gion d'honneur who is administrating the Medaille Militaire Website L?gion d'honneur

Detail

Here he is

Beautifull Jan, I like the Mus?e de la Liberation When you are in Paris you have to visit this museum

Order of "Carlos Manuel de Cespedes" see grand cross

You can find information int the next books - C.-H. Gelbke (de), Descriptions des Ordres de Chevalerie, 1832. - A. Wahlen, Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d?honneurs, Bruxelles, 1844, 1857. - R. Werlich, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Ancient and modern, Civil and Military, 1973. see pdf in attachement (in Dutch and French) Italiaanse_Staten.pdf

There is no 3rd class in the museum, and the information I have there is not mentioned that king Albert I recieved the 3rd class, see below the russian decorations of King Albert, only the St georges 4th class is in the Royal Army Museum, the others has to bee in the Museum of the Dinasty in Brussels Bellevue RUSSIE Collier de l'ordre de sainte-Andr? Chevalier de l'ordre de Sainte-Alexandre Newski Grand Croix de L'ordre de Sainte Anne 15 mai 1896, d?cret du Tzar Nicolas II au couronnement de qui le Prince venait d'assister comme repr?sentant du roi Leopold II Ref : Memorial du roi Albert p 223 Chevalier de l'ordre Militaire de Sainte-Georges VIII 5404-5405 Aug 1914, t?l?gramme du Tzar Nicolas II avertissant le Roi de ce que lui ?tait attribu? cet ordre "qui n'est d?cern? qu'aux braves" Ref : Memorial du roi Albert p 291 Chevalier de l'ordre imperial et Royal de l'Aigle Blanc (Pologne) Grand Croix de l'ordre Imperial et Royal de Saint Stanislas (Pologne) 1765/1875

The certificate

Beautifull French blue

Grand Officer Ordre National du M?rite 2nd type

The problem is that in may 2002 the belgian gouvernement got back after 60 year their own archiefs from Russia, see Archief from Moscow and second part This archive has been stollen by the Germans in 1940, recuperated by the Russians in 1945. Its is only in 2000-2001 that a belgian researcher found back this archive in Moscow. It was not easy to got back that archive to Belgium. It is about 6 trucs full of paper For all this an inventory has to be made, it is a titan work, in the documentation center only 2 persons works on a little resarch, normaly when you are going there you have to do the research yourself. And I think Vatjan is doing a good job on that point

see her the St George 4th class from king Albert I on exhebition in the Royal Army Museum in Brussels