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Any more opinions about Gold Soyombo medal? Does anyone else think it's a suspect? William

This award is definitely was taken apart for gold. Such a shame!

That's how pics came from the seller. I am not sure why would he send pics from two different medals. William

Observe of the medal:

This has to be one of the lowest SN for Gold Soyombo medal: #14!!! William

Another shot of peter Ferdinand - in uniform

Here's a photograph of the recepient with his family. He's wearing some awards - would it be possible to identify some?

Thank you! Where did this info come from? William

That's correct, this time it will come from different person. But I bought some very nice pieces from Tang Si in the past and always been happy to deal with him. William

You are lucky to have separate room just for your collection!

Christophe, your frames are nice, the only problem is the light which will do some serios damage to the documents!!! Take a look at what happens to the documents held in the frames. William

... and he wants GBP 295 for this????!!!

What are these militia boys so happy about?

Christian, thank you! I already searched the web for info about him, I hope military archives will provide more interesting data. William

The fact that some of us bought Soviet awards does not simply mean they have criminal background. There are many legal ways to obtain awards, ie if they were sold from other 14 former Soviet republics. if award is taken from say Georgia or Baltics - in no way this violates laws of Russian Federation. BTW, the Hermitage trial is over. Husband of the museum lady has been convicted and will spend yeras in jail, as well as will be peying for monetary damage. William

Excellent collection! Do you also collect Russian Soviet period boards? There are some great examples from that era and they look similar to Imperial boards. William

My Order of Labor is on the way! I can't wait... William

Thank you! How do I request data from Austrian military archives? William

I like how you put the album together!!!

I am looking for any information and photographs on Archduke Peter Ferdinand from royal Habsburgh dynasty. Born: 12 MAY 1874 Salzburg, AUSTRIA Died: 8 NOV 1948 Sankt Gilgen, AUSTRIA He was also a General in Austrian Army during WWI. Thank you, William

It looks like IV class with replaced ribbon to me. It's definitely goldplated. William

Francois, You collection is simply amazing, the best I've seen! It's such a pity that you decided to focus your interest elsewhere. William

I love your dagger's display! William

Main reason I collect Yugoslavian awards - they arevery nicely made and are of top quality. Their design is on par with Soviet and Mongolian stuff. And they were priced reasonably until recently. William

This site appears to be outdated - it was updated back in Nov 2006. I wrote them several times and they never responded. William