Roeland

very nice groups I must say, thanks for the good pictures

hello, yes I have the headgear as well.

A complete sub-officer kolbak

it looks very nice, you have my compliments!

I have a question regarding the order of Leopold II.

On a dealer site I saw one with a blue shield on the core on the front side with Travail et progress on it instead of what I usually see, a lion and Fait de la force/eendracht maakt macht.

The medal dealer said that this monogram means it is the 1st model of the medal,

I've seen them before and I always thought it was a Congo/colonial/oversea type, and one can see at the monogram on the back which period it is, like the monogram of King Albert I for his regime period etc.

could anyone tell me what period it is or perhaps if it is colonial/overseas etc.

any info welcome, thank you

kind regards,

Roeland

I've seen it a few times and am wondering this:

why is the order of the nile awarded?

is it a military award?

thanks for any information

however, I already translated the letter in post number 3.

oops didn't saw that, sorry

Although the medals itself aren't visable, does anybody have an idea what order these men are wearing, they are the Senate of the Cadets from the Royal military academy.

is it a Dutch order, or a special medal only carried by the senate perhaps?

the picture is from 1952

thanks for any help

The badge says:

In Dutch:

De raad van administratie en Discipline van het 2^e battaillon der 6 halve brigade Bataafsche Gewapende Burgerwacht.

Departement Delf in Den Haag.

In English:

The council of administration and discipline of the 2nd bataillon of 6 halve brigades Batavian Armed civil guards.

Department Delf in The Hague

The letter:

In Dutch:

Bataafse Republiek:

Op 22 Januari 1798 werd ons land in 8 departementen verdeeld: van de Eems, oude Ysel, Rijn, Amstel, Texel, Delf, Dommel, Schelde en Maas(?).

Per departement werd ? Brigade gewapende burgerwacht opgericht, voor het departement de Delf was dit 6^e halve Brigade.

De raad van administratie en Discipline was gevestigd te 's Gravenhagen.

De naam delf vindt men nu nog terug in Delf land, waarvan het gemeentehuis naar ik meen nog in Delft gevestigd is.

In English

Batavian Republic:

On the 22th of Januar 1798 our country was divided in 8 departements, from the Eems, old Ysel, the Rhine,Amstel, Texel, Delf, Dommel, Schelde and Maas.

For each department 1/2 brigade of armed civil guards was created. For the department of Delf this was 6 half brigades.

The council of administration and Discipline was located in 's Gravenhage ( the Hague) .

The name Delf can still be found in the name Delf Land, from which the city hall I believe was located in Delft.

Couldn't read everything,

-Schelde and Maas (does it say Maas??)

it is a commemorative badge for the creation of the armed civil guards in the area called Delf.

my personal opinion is that it probably is a toy uniform, this in regards to the high rank, a closer inspection of the shoulderboards also suggest a toy uniform as it is a littlebit longer and less thick as other husar uniforms I own.

someone sold me this item as a Captain's atillia from the husars.

It is indeed a Captain(Ritmeester), from the 3th Husar regiment.

However it is super small, a child size,they are very rare (it is genuine and 19th century).

children which wanted to go to the army learned their profession while being part of the troops.

young man from 18 to 21 years old where called Cadets.

12 year old up to 18 year old where called Pupils.

untill 1800 these children travelled with the troops and learned the profession, since 1800 and during the 19th century, there where schools for the pupils, also the KMA (Royal Military Academy) was created(1828) for the cadets (18-21 year olds).

This is clearly one for a 12 or 13 year old child, at least a young pupil, so I am wondering, is it genuine from a Pupil (probaly the leader of this particullary Pupil groop looking at the rank), or is it an expensive child's toy(only the richest people could afford to buy their children these kind of uniforms, they where in fact genuine uniforms made by genuine uniform makers).

what I also saw; the ''buttons'' on the end of the stripes and down the middle aren't metal but fabric, could anyone say more about that?

never saw it on toy uniforms, have seen it on a regular Pupil uniform though which was exhibited in a Dutch museum

could anyone say more about the stars of the rank, quite high for a 12 or 13 year old --> 1. he was the leader of his group which makes the rank possible (although at very young age) 2. this indicates it is a toy.

thanks for any comments/information

kind regards,

Roeland

a very nice one indeed, with the paper and a bar.

thanks, didn't know I should have looked in those topics, but found what I needed now.

Hello,

in my country the question has arrised about a so called US law to forbid the sale of certain medals, the law was created in April 2007.

We have no idea what the law says about medals, let alone this new law (just heard of it, no idea what it is for, except the rumor that it's about selling medals, does this law excist or is it just a rumor?).

thank you for any information regarding the US medal law.

kind regards,

Roeland

looks ok indeed, especially because the box looks original as well

Not having been sure how much an MWO was worth, I bid too much!

yesterday I saw one on marktplaats.nl on which people where bidding 1100,- euro!

can't find the add anymore though.

Hello,

thank you for the information, it is very helpfull.

actually someone offered a grand-cross, he only knew it was italian but nothing more, therefore I asked as I had no idea what it was, for all I know it could have been a Carnaval medal, so it's always better to find some information before you buy something.

kind regards,

Roeland

hello,

yes that's the one, thank you.

Does anybody know what it was awarded for?

is it a high award? a military or civil one?

thank you

kind regards,

Roeland

hello,

someone offered me a medal looking like this, supposedly Italian, however I have no idea what it is, maybe someone has an idea?

I have no picture of it bu made a simple sketch in paint, hope you don't mind my ''very artistic look-alike''.

it is a white cross with a golden star in the middle, a golden crown on top looking like a castle.and in each corner of the cross there is an eagle.

The ribbon is pink an turquoise?

does someone know what kind of medal this is?

maybe someone has a picture of it?

thank you for any information

kind regards,

Roeland

Hi Mike!

that's great, I finally know what it is, I guess they are the same, although they aren't identical (perhaps mine isn't original or a different maker?).

Thank you!

kind regards,

Roeland

hello Jeff,

you are right, a big typing error of mine I didn't see, it is of course Leopold II, undoubtly because of the big beard and he was the king at that moment.

I don't know to whom it was given, perhaps even every Belgian could buy it, but no idea on that.

hello barry,

thanks for the link, no luck searching though.

I've been searching the internet myself for things that happened in 1668, or something to do with ships and Louis XIV, no luck either.I'll keep on searching, any other information or ways to look are still welcome of course.

kind regards,

Roeland

P.S.

If I should have posted this question somewhere else, could a moderator please put it in the correct section, thank you!

Hello,

I had no idea where to ask this question, but considered the Napoleonic part of this site twould perhaps be the best place to ask.

anyone any idea what this medal/coin is for?

it looks like the front shows king Louis XIV.

the back shows a ship with the text navigatio instavrata, and the year 1668.

5cm diameter

thank you for any information

Belgian commemorative 1830 medal/coin

this medal was produced in 1905 for commemorating the 75 years of Belgian independance.

The medal is bronze and has a diameter of 7 cm.

It was designed by C. Devreese.

The front shows King Leopold I and the years 1830-1905.

The back shows a tree with a shield/weapon in front of it and a Lion and women with a banner walking towards a sun which is setting over the sealine and it has the year 1930 in it, this symbolises the road to a century of independance.

The medal has a dark-green colored leather box with a shield/weapon on it and the years 1830-1905.

I'll probaly have to look at an offline auction for a Grand cross.

actually also another question:

how many medals are awarded in this order?

how many grand crosses, commandeurs, etc.