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My bad... It is in fact: Kreuz 1. Klasse mit Eichenlaub and Bruststern zum Kreuz 1. Klasse mit Eichenlaub. Thank you for that info! :cheers:

I just received the latest catalog from Carsten Zeige, Auction 33, 26 September. On page 13, items 204 and 205... I have never seen Crown Orders like these before. For those without the catalog, 204 is the neck badge for a commander, 205 is the associated breast star. Both have an enamel ribbon in the colours of the Order of the Red Eagle around them. Can somebody please enlighten me as to the meaning of this? I've honestly never seen this before or even heard of it. Thank you...

I usually retrieved ministerial orders from this Russian web site: http://www.consultant.ru/ But for the past few weeks when trying to access Defense Ministry Orders about medals I keep getting a message saying the Orders in question were modified in June 2008 and I am unable to access the original orders or the amended version. Can anybody help?:(

Is it my imagination or do they all have different signatures on their reverse?

Hey bud, I believe I found another badge just like yours on this sash of "The Ancient Order of Foresters". A good look of the crest.

Here's mine... Think that makes 4. Look at the quaint little differences with all three of yours. Obverse: cloud pattern at upper left corner, rivets on bayonet, helmet. Reverse: laurels at upper right, signature, different font.

Thanks for that link!:cheers:

I just received my latest addition to my Belgian collection and was wondering... Can this medal be awarded without a clasp? Secondly, is there a list of possible clasp to this award?

Great find tsarenko! It made me think. Since the Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Space Age (Памятная медаль "50 лет Космической Эры") is on the same Defense Ministry Order as the Medal for Service in Space Forces (Медаль За службу в Космических войсках), maybe the medals below are also on the same ministry orders as the medals associated to the same service or event? Could the Medal for the 300th Anniversary of Naval Infantry (Медаль За "300-лет морской пехоты) be on the same 3 November 2005 Order as the Medal for Service in the Naval Infantry (Медаль "За службу в морской пехоте)??? Could the Commemorative Medal for the 90th Anniversary of Military Intelligence (Памятная медаль "90 лет военная разведка") be on the same Order as the Medal for Service in Military Intelligence (Медаль За Службу В Военной Разведке)??? Could the Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Submarine Forces (Памятная медаль "100 лет Подводным силам России") be on the same 10 March 2006 Order as the Medal for Service in the Submarine Force (Медаль За службу в подводных силах)??? Can you easily find these Orders of the Defense Ministry? I did not keep links to them...:whistle:

I hadn't checked it out yet. THANK YOU!!!! Большое спасибо! That's 1 down and 5 to go!

Tsarenko, these are definitely Defense Ministry commemorative medals. Civilian/veteran's organizations and unit commanders do not, and cannot inscribe "Министерство Обороны Российсккой Федерации" (Defense Ministry Russian Federation) on the reverse of their medals. The pic below shows the reverse of the 6 medals. I have many medals made by unit and fleet commanders, NONE are identified as Defense Ministry awards.

Unfortunately Maxim, it is not. If you examine the picture above, #1 is the Medal for Service in Naval Infantry. #2 is the Medal for 300 Years of Naval Infantry. You can see the quaint differences on the medals and the extra narrow black stripe on the ribbon of the commemorative medal. Below is the civilian/veteran version on 4 corner mount. I already have inception dates and award criteria for all Defense Ministry medals except the 6 listed above. Thank you for the link to the Russian Wikipedia page, I already had it. This is a link to my Wikipedia page CLICK HERE If you can help with ANY missing info I would be most grateful! My Russian is quite limited, I just started learning it 3 months ago. Any info on these 6 commemorative medals would be a great start! Спасибо! :cheers:

The medals below are all Defense Ministry Commemorative Medals (Памятная медали). I've been looking for over 18 months in Russian governmental web sites, press releases, decrees, I even joined three Russian language phaleristic forums (in vain) to get answers... NADA! NIENTE! NICHT! DIDDLY SQUAT! I require their dates of inception and award criteria. If ANYBODY can get me this info, I will be EXTREMELY grateful! I must admit at being near the end of my rope on these... They are: 1- Medal for the 300th Anniversary of Naval Infantry / Медаль За "300-лет морской пехоты" 2- Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Submarine Forces / медаль "100 лет Подводным силам России" 3- Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Space Age / медаль "50 лет Космической Эры" 4- Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Special Inspection Service / медаль "50 ЛЕТ Службе Специального Контроля" 5- Medal for the 90th Anniversary of Military Intelligence / Памятная медаль "90 лет военная разведка" 6- Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Moscow Commandant's Office Honor Guard / медаль "50 летие роты почетного караула Военной комендатуры Москвы"

It's a 1914-15 Star. The rosette has no business being there. A rosette was worn on the undress ribbon of the 1914 Star (NOT the 1914-15 Star) to denote the clasp "5th AUG.-22nd NOV. 1914".

Any chance of a close up of the inscription at the top of the piece at right?

Thank you gents, much appreciated!

Could this medal be awarded without a clasp? Or did it always have one?

Great kink Henk Willen! Thank you!:cheers:

Thanks for that info! Beautiful Order... Nicer than other Belgian Orders IMHO. OK, I'll bite. Why on Earth is there a second palm on a tiny piece of ribbon hanging from the suspension loop?

The Order of the Lion?? Please enlighten me... Never heard of it.

Man, does he ever! But where's his PLM?

Rick, the "Hero Star" is not an Order nor a Decoration, it is a "Title" and as such, not associated with any particular other award. It can be bestowed both in peace or war time. Recent recipients of the title of "Hero of the Russian Federation" have had quite the variety of awards connected to their deed(s). Order of Valor, Medal for Courage, Medal of Suvorov etc. The title of "Hero" is more complicated than the award of western decorations such as the V.C. or M.O.H., it has to do with an impact on the entire Federation. I hope to be able to go in real detail on this subject soon. As for reborn Tsarist Orders, their prerequisites make it clear they're for generals, or at a minimum, for well connected officers... The non military ones are most definitely destined for friends of the party in power. Quite aristocratic in nature unfortunately! Enough said. I believe the retention of so many ex-Soviet awards was two-fold. Firstly to lessen the impact of changing to a new system and retaining the favor of military leaders who's own awards would now be defunct... Secondly, to fill a huge void for other ranks since the Tsarist Orders are like previously mentioned, incredibly aristocratic in nature.

From the maker's own web site. In my efforts to find the write ups and prerequistites I am missing for so many medals on my Wiki site, I spend hours and hours randomly entering award names in Russian on Google hoping against all hope to find them and sometimes get lucky and hit treasures like this.

With sash and star.

Here's a pic of the whole shebang. What an incredible award!! And below and actual recipient! Valery Shumakov