Alex K

Hi Carol I positively ARG IRF on the Grand cross sash badge. with regards to the Commaner class, attached are the best scans I can do, maybe this will assist

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Hi Paul, thanks for the comments. As I said in my opening post, I think Eastern European (Pre-Communist) awards are really attractive, and under appreciated sometimes, in comparison to say Imperial german or british etc.

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Alex

Hi Darrell, I must admit that I would find it VERRRY difficult to resist that one, Stunner, well done

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Alex

Hi Carol I, sorry I,ve not replied as yet, I'm not at the moment in a position to find further info, away from home, but I'll try to find out more when I'm back.

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Alex

Hi carol I, there does appear to be four stamps on the ring of the commander class. As I said in my original post, I need to look at them more closely, I'm sure when I'm in a better position to make better images, it will become clearer. with regards to the 4th class, I am quite happy to accept that the ribbon is not, authentic, it is in fact a modern repro, I have had my doubts about it for a while, this being said it was supplied at the time as the correct one, the award came without any. I would appreciate therefore any assistamne which could point me in the right direction of indicating or obtaining an original and correct ribbon for this piece. BTW the 1st class grand star sash badge is stamped on the suspension ring "ARE, IRF, don't know if that helps.

thanks for the comments

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Alex

and their two little brothers.

It's being added to the family slowly

Order Grand Cross sash badge and commander

The stamps

Another addition to my collection, the Romanian Order of the Crown first type, commander, unfortunately without ribbon. (Does anyone know where I can get ribbons, original or even, dare I say it modern. I am being increasingly drawn to eastern european awards for their inherent beauty. This comes with several hallmarks/stamps on the ring, which as yet I havn't been to identify.

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Alex

Hi Hunyadi, quite right, when I compare prices for the two Knights bought several years ago with the Officers?(Only?one?shown,?the?other?is?military)?purchased last week, I know that the officer's is rarer and will command a correspondingly higher price than the Knights, but WOW, significant increase.

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Alex

Hi Bob, I'll get it right one day

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The following statement would have made me suspicious

As far as I remember there are no rafters in a Mosque, and if he had ever set foot in one he would know that,

the Moronic "wannabe" liar, I hope he gets jail-time for his lies.

Kevin in Deva.

Kevin, a very good point

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Alex K

And one more to finish of, the most decorated, Hans Ulrich Rudel

one more, Hrabak

Adolf Galland

Walter Novotny

Kurt Student

sorry got this wrong

Hi it may seem co-incidental, but that looks very similar to the clasp on my 1914-18 ek1 made by S & L during 1939-45,

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sorry, is this in the wrong forum?

Google earth

The attached photo taken by Vladimir Grebnev, entitled "The Reichstag, from the cellar of Himmler's house" shows that the house was close to and vitrually infront of the reichstag.

Looking at Google earth for a similar area, does anyone know of the actual location of his house? does the road still exist or has it like many others been totally rebuilt?

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Alex

Hi Joe, taking a closer look at the numbers, you're right, I didn't look closely enough, they are of kilter.so maybe not a souval piece but possibly a co-operation between souval and another maker?

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Alex

obverse rims are positively souval, distinctive beading at the corners, does not look like a floch reverse, certainly not a post war floch. My personal opinion, is a genuine period souval cross, the 23 may well be the official Prasidialkanzlei Numbers, not LDO numbers which Souval was L/58 and signified authorised private purchase manufacture.

just my opinion

attached period Souval

Polish forces in the west medal, saw one today in a shop for 25GBP

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Alex