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A miniature knight cross order of Leopold

A knight croix in silver with gems and the reverse in gold made by P Degreef, in abox of Fonson

open the box

Marks

O750 = gold 18K

P Degreef

A900 = silver

Guy

Minature of the order of Leopold

a golden one with gems

Guy

This is a good piece, made after the first WW, there is no problem with the red enamel

Guy

Who can help me with the identification of this Chinese medal and the translation of the inscription, thanks

Medal of Kuomintang ???

Guy

This is not an Officier of the Grenadiers, but an officier of de Garde civique, whitch was not a military unit, but a civilian corps

Guy

From middel to the right

Gold medal order of Leopold II, Victory Medal, Commémoration medal 1914-1918, the last one probebly the Decoration Militaire for long service, and I think it is a Adjudant (NCO) and not a 2nd Lt, otherwise he wold have other medals for long service

Guy

I like the Congo Leo II very much. I purchased one from a forum member last year.

Dear James,

I have to mention you that your model of the Order of Leopold II of the Congo Freestate is a copy.

I hope you didn't payed for it the price of a good one

Sorry

Guy

see here an early commander cross after the order became belgian after December 1908

Guy

Hello

see here a good one

Guy

side view EIC

side view belgian model

Model EIC and Belgian model

Front

Back side

same carecteristics at the suspention

dear farmer

see here the mesures of my medal

Ø medal 38,34 mm

hight from ball at top 46,23 mm

Ø center front 13,17 mm

Ø center back 13,28 mm

middel size 7,18 mm

large ribbon 37,38 mm

large black stripe in ribon 6,18 mm

Guy

More info on : http://www.napoleondiamant.be/en/

Guy

If it is an Arthus-Bertrand, than you have to find the next mark "AB & Cie" on the ring at the top

If it is an Arthus-Bertrand, than you have to find the next mark "AB & Cie" on the ring at the top

Dear James

A little correction to your message, there is only one type of order cross for the Order of Leopold II, there is no difference between a civilian or military attribution (not with swords), only the order of Leopold has swords for the military division

see for the different classes http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/engels/collecties/OMD-ENG/leopold-II/leopold-ii.htm

Guy

Dear Linas

Order of Leopold II and not Order of Leopold

1. this Order established?by Leopold II in 1900 as an Order of the Indepandant State of Congo-

the order became Belgian end of 1908 when it became Belgian Congo and the center of the order changed from the arms of Congo Freestate into the belgian Lion and "Travail et Progres" will chanche in 'l'Union fait la Force"

2. It is still awarded today

3. it is the 5th Order of Belgium, but 2 of the 5 are no more awarded (The Order of the African Star an de Royal order of the Lion )

so you can say it is now the 3th order

4. It is a military and civil Order, mostly given for long service in the administration and Armed Forces

5. It exist in 5 Classes and 3 medals

Grand Cross - Grand officer - Commander - Officer - Knight, medals golde, silver, brons

6. any estimate how many of these (Commander's Cross) have been issued?

A lott, a few thousand

Guy

the next exhibition would take place from 01/10/2010 until 31/12/2010

more info on : http://www.napoleondiamant.be/en/

Guy :beer:

Dear James

Nbr. 5 is probebly the commemoration medal of the town of Ghent voor 1940-1945 (not an official Belgian State medal)

Guy :beer:

4. Commemoration medal of the war 1940-1945

Guy :beer:

Here you can viste the exhibition by a slide show

http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/homepage/gallery/independance%20congo/index.html

Guy :beer:

For more information about the catalog

see here : http://www.klm-mra.be//klm-new/engels/boeken/CongoENG/index.htm

Guy :cheers:

Hello

A nice exhibition is comming UP in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces - Brussels

There will be a catalog of circa 200 pages in 3 languages, French, Dutch and English

Guy

If you mean Hendrik Meersschaert's excellent site covering Belgian medals of all periods and those of other countries relating to the 2nd World War, that's still going strong at the address Jean-Paul mentioned, although there have been no updates since last August.

Dear Megan

I have about the website of the first post : http://users.skynet.be/belgianordersandmedals/ , this is not the website of Hendrik

Guy

The owner of the website put down his website, because ther was some abuse of the information and the pictures of his site

Guy