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Correct Also the crowns are important Because the Presidency period Crown could be confused with 4th Type LOH from the First Empire period as the cross you listed The central medallion could be deceiving since many crosses had their medallions replaced at some stage due to the new Ruler or due to lost of the original ones

Thank you It is a pity I do not have Document to complement the rest However it is too much to desire

Welcome I hope it helped The diamond shape maker marks might have the initials of the maker If you have the cross you can look with magnification if the seller has it you can ask him to look for letters within the mark In my experience the First Empire LOH are rare maker marked Mainly the hallmark is present on the ribbon ring as the one I listed above All knight crosses from this period are Silver and anything from Officer and up are -18 Carat Gold While on the topic - there are LOH, which some classify as "100" days model They are hybrids between the 1st Empire and Monarchy Periods crosses The 1/2 size LOH on the middle of the pictures bellow. Some of those crosses have 1st Empire central medallions. In my opinion it was very turbulent period and parts were quickly replaced and reversed depending of who was the Ruler for the moment Any way I do not believe that your LOH is from this Period I hope more members will reply with their knowledge and opinion Regards

For me it is Presidency period As General rule all First Empire LOH do not have "ribbon bow" on the bottom of the cross. Also the Crown is typical Presidency Period 1848-1852 Also the central medallions of all First Empire LOH (except the miniatures ans some 1/2 size Orders) are three parts design Commander Presidency Period The central medallions are similar as the one you listed

Very nice Set Congrats

Very nice

Nice photo

Here is a nice Set of this rare Socialist period Prize According to Todor Petrov only 12 were awarded I suspect that more the 12 have been in circulation on the market The Prize was instituted in 1972 and was given to eminent poets every 5 years

That is an excellent Set Congrats Enzo

Again very nice work Tony

Thank you for your understanding i did not mean to upset you Just tried to get some helpful suggestion I hope your mini collection is growing bigger It is impressive Regards

Hi, It could be You are more advanced collector for miniatures It looked a miniature to me. I just made a suggestion Then if it a full size still could be makers mistake ( i have few Decorations that are legit however they have their text different from the standard ones) ...or an early example as suggested No harm done Good luck with your search Cheers BTW Do you have the obverse of this unusual medal it could give you some hints if it a bit different from the standard ones https://auctions.neauction.com/online-auctions/new-haven-auctions/lot-of-31-silver-and-bronze-red-cross-medals-pins-4767854 This is the auction site I found They have both the obverse and reverse of the Decorations Cheers

Well done Tony

Yes Tony You can do it It cheers our life I also had a point i was collecting uniforms ,bicorns and epaulettes I gave up To maintain them was a hassle Sold them and kept only handful Yes, it is part of the fun

Nice Bar Good Luck

Yes interesting The one with 1921 looks like miniature Also the text appear to be bigger size. I traced the Auction It is a miniature I suspect typo mistake and also they did not have a space for the HUNGARICA Just a thought Another possibility It could be a case like the miniatures of the Bulgarian Order for Bravery 1915 Model Most of the miniatures have date 1912 i have seen only couple with the correct 1915 Date

I agree can we have more information what makes it "rare bird" Thanks

Hi Tony Looks very nice Set I will be waiting to list more picture Good luck with the research Cheers

Hi Tony the "hoarding is part of the collecting We all do it in some extent Cheers

I agree

Nice

Hi Ilieff, Thank for the feedback Yes it will be difficult to match 100% the original one However it is better then nothing

Fair decision 2.5 meters That is 100@ factory left over and was discovered at some stage Congrats

I agree Fantastic Set

Great news. I managed to secure a very old stock original ribbon