Carol I

2 hours ago, P.F. said:

Is there any way of working out who this General was?

The certificate is dated 12th November 1936.

Many thanks
Pierce

He could have been General Gheorghe Atanasescu.

3 minutes ago, 922F said:

Carol I very likely correct----could I make a comment 'takes one to know one' without offense???

I've never seen that cypher/insignia on the outer lid of a Carol I case before, just on Star and Crown cases supplsedly from Michael period.   What is it exactly?.    

It is Michael's cipher during WWII, or at least during its beginning.

 

And coming back to the cases, I have a hunch that the first one is for the Loyal Service Order.

10 hours ago, 922F said:

Antti will know for sure!

Both may be Grand Cross cases.   Green perhaps Romanian Crown, Carol II issue, but those cases usually blue. Red case Star of Romania likely military with swords thru center.   Some say cases with that top lid stamp may be Michael but the RESCH inner lid stamp looks earlier.

I'd rather say that the second one is for the Order of Carol I judging by the shape of the inserts.

Very nice site. Congratulations!

The text on the badge says on top Pentru patria noastra Republica Socialista Romania (For our motherland the Socialist Republic of Romania) and on bottom Evidentiat in pregatirea pentru apararea patriei (Distingushed in training for the defence of the motherland). As the name Socialist Republic of Romania suggests it is pre-revolution. I am not very familiar with these badges, but I would say they are Patriotic Guards-related.

6 hours ago, paul wood said:

Looking at that picture I now know why many of his orders were extensively chipped.

Paul

He was indeed King of Bling too.

On 05/05/2016 at 18:50, P.F. said:

Thank you again. Is there any photos of the Grand Cross? I cannot find any

Another photo of King Carol II wearing the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

On 29/09/2016 at 15:34, Stuka f said:

I know the periode ain't right, but they look nice together!

 

Nice copy, indeed. Congratulations!

Many years ago they had the items carefully labelled. I managed to retrieve an image of their Serbian Order of the White Eagle with Swords.

 

I also remember seeing an exhibition of Russian badges.

 

And something more:

On 06/08/2016 at 15:41, Megan said:

Aha! Found the Statutes of the Order - https://www.gesetze.li/lilexprod/lgsystpage2.jsp?formname=showlaw&lgblid=1937012000&gueltigdate=06082016

The ribbon design changed in 1967.

Nice find, Megan!

One badge in the case of issue

and with the award certificate

(from the museum in Hohensalzburg Castle)

Thank you for your words. There was no information in the museum about the change in ribbon. Only that the order was established on 22 July 1937.

12 minutes ago, 922F said:

Thank you--forgot that the ribbon colors changed until seeing this!  Is the exhibit at Vaduz Castle?

No, it's at the Liechtenstein National Museum. As far as I know, the castle is not open to the public.

Grand Star of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Grand Cross with Brilliants of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Gold Decoration of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Silver Decoration of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Thank you. I am glad that you liked it.

4 hours ago, paja said:

Amazing, thanks for photos!
It's been over 10 years since my last visit to Thessaloniki, next time I go there I'll definitely visit the War Museum.
The only thing I dislike are the pins put through the ribbons, there are better ways of displaying decorations.
Do they have some foreign decorations on display as well?
 

Yes, they have some in the period displays, but not to the same extent as the Greek collection (generally smaller classes).

1 hour ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

Do you have pictures of Bravery Order ? 

Unfortunately, no. I only took photos of the central panel.

The War Museum of Thessaloniki should be a must for collectors of Greek decorations as it has a very large display of Greek orders and medals organised as a reference catalogue.

 

The Order of the Redeemer

 

The Order of George I

 

The Order of George I with swords

 

The Order of Welfare

 

The Order of the Phoenix (with and without swords)

 

 

The Royal House Order of Saints George and Constantine

 

 

The Royal House Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

 

 

The Order of Honour

41 minutes ago, jshorter said:

I also am wondering what ribbon is currently on it?

It looks like the ribbon of the modern Order for Merit.

 

1^st Class of the Honour Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (Austria)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1926

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1927 and to Edvard Beneš in 1933

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Yugoslavia)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1929

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Karageorge (Yugoslavia)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1920 and to Edvard Beneš in 1936

 

Grand Cross of the Order of Three Stars (Latvia)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1927 and to Edvard Beneš in 1927

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1928

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1928

 

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali (Egypt)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1928 and to Edvard Beneš in 1928

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Vatican)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1929

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas (Lithuania)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1929

 

Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (Portugal)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1932

 

Grand Cross with Collar of the Military Order of St James of the Sword (Portugal)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1930 and to Edvard Beneš in 1933

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Eagle Cross (Estonia)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1931 and to Edvard Beneš in 1931

 

Grand Cross of the Order of St Charles (Monaco)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1934

 

Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1935

 

Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (Siam)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1935

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (Siam)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1935

 

1^st Class of the Order of the Brilliant Jade (China)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1936

 

1^st Class of the Order of the Propitious Cloud (China)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1947

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Boyaca (Colombia)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1937 and to Edvard Beneš in 1937

 

Grand Cordon of the Order of Pahlavi (Persia)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1937

I have recently visited the Army Museum in Prague where the orders of the interwar Czechoslovak presidents are on display and I thought I should share with you the images of these orders.

 

 

Collar of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia)

Grand Cross of the Order of Legion of Honour (France)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1921 and to Edvard Beneš in 1922

 

Uniform of the Order of Legion of Honour (France)

Attributed to Edvard Beneš

Grand Cross of the Order of St Mauritius and Lazarus (Italy)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1921

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Italy)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1921

 

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St Michael and St George (Great Britain)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1923

 

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (Great Britain)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1923

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1923

 

Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1923 and to Edvard Beneš in 1923

 

Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (Spain)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1924 and to Edvard Beneš in 1924

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the Republic (Spain)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1935 and to Edvard Beneš in 1935

 

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)

Awarded to Tomáš G. Masaryk in 1925

 

Grand Cross of the Polonia Restituta (Poland)

Awarded to Edvard Beneš in 1925

The lapel stars are not Romanian. Also, in Romanian it would have been "Armata a II-a" not "II Armata".

31 minutes ago, P.F. said:

What were the Award Grades in the Honour Cross series?
Was the 1st Class the highest grade?

The Honour Cross only had two classes, with 1st class the higher grade and 2nd class the lower one.

5 hours ago, paul wood said:

My last post before going on holiday, look forward to seeing further posts Monday week

Have a nice holiday!

 

On 05/05/2016 at 18:50, P.F. said:

Is there any photos of the Grand Cross? I cannot find any

Here is one of King Carol II during the 1937 state visit to Poland (from a Polish archive).

23 hours ago, paul wood said:

It is most likely that there were German Recipients as 570 bestowals were made in all classes to non Romanians 70 Grand Cross, 99 Grand Officer's, 243 Commander's, 106 Officer's and 52 Knights, it is most likely that the vast majority of these were bestowed prior to 1941, possibly some of our Third Reich aficionados may have evidence, either documentary or photographic.

Interesting statistics. What is its origin?