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:jumping: Thanks all for the help. You are the best ! Really a nice uniform , now I have to look for something to read about about Royal Bavarian Court Musicians The collectors way is loong, narrow and unpredictably Christer

And the back of the card which probably contains the answer to the mystery ?? Christer

Got this card yesterday, thought it looked like a nice Navy Imperial Uniform But now when I look closer I am not so sure ? What in heavens name is he wearing? There is crown on his buttons , and a veru nice sword in his lap but is he German at all? Some written on the back , Meinen Leiber Bulzer ??? Anyone out there who could solve this mystery ? Christer

:speechless: Yes Madness but he will laugh all the way to the bank..... right now over 1400 Euro , seems that a lot of collectors just want more things never mind how they are offered This bar is ruined and will never be authentic again Christer

Thanks all for your help, after many hours of trying to read old German names and very very very seldom finding anything its feel like christmas when you actually can read something and get down to 5-6 candidates And that?s probably as close as I ever will get to this Peter Watt, its sad when you realize that most of the other soldiers whose ribbon bars I collect got home again and lived at least into the 1930s but all of the "Penny" recivers didn?t...... Thank you again for all help and all the best from Sweden Christer

:jumping: Wow ! Thanks everyone, four answers almost instantly This is my firts Death Plaque so I have a lot to learn, the seller was from Scotland so there could be a Scottish Connection. Fantastic, I will try to find the CD mentioned. Thanks again , you made my day Christer

Just want to have some help with researching a "Dead mans penny" I have resarched Victory medals earlier but then I have a number and rank and name on this plaque I only have first and last name ?? Name is Peter Watt , where should I look? Is there some KIA database on the net ? I supoose thoose who got theese plaques was killed early in war or ? Grateful for every info I can get Regards from Sweden Christer

Thanks Paul , You put me over the edge when I bought your book " In the name of a Living God" (which I can recommend to all) Now I am going down down down Christer

Thanks Ed, I LOVE That Document Christer

And last pic for today ! The backside By Christer

And a closeup of the front CD

and the medal itself in the box ! Christer

When the medals get Scarcer the names get longer Medal for Friendship and Co-Operation with the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria Instituted in December 1977 awarded to foreign nationals and organisations in small number ? I haven?t got any number of issued pieces but this is one of the scarce medals probably because they all went to foreginers ? Here in the really scarce box ! Designed by Marko Markov Christer

And the outside of the Box. Christer

I think this medal has been discussed earlier in the forum so I just show some pics Instituted May 1974 and awarded to people who participated in the War in Spain 1936-39 in the International Brigades I have been told that a total of 473 medals was awarded which makes this a really rare medal. Here is it with the orginal box Christer

And of course the back. Christer

Medal for Peace and Understanding with the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria When we are talking about long names , this is it. This is also one of the most difficult medals from P R B to get, if my info is right it has been awarded 30 !! Times Of course there would be some not awarded coming out from the mint after the breakdown of the Communist Republic but probably not many of theese was ever minted ? I have not seen any confirmed info about the 30 issued but it is really scarce The designer of this medal was Marko Markov Anyone seen a award doc for one of theese? Christer

And the backside ! Christer

Here is the other Ministry of Transport Medal, for Merit this time. Instituted in May 1974 and awarded to both civilian and military personal for merits. This medal is also somewhat less common, but I don?t have any info on numbers issued. Design by Rayco Peev and Dimitar Belev Very nice and well done medal.

And the backside, design by Raycho Peev and Dimitar Belev Christer

Loong name for this one I thought I would go through some of the medals not shown in this sub forum before, theese are some of the more rare ones. I make a new thread for each one so its easier to make comments and add info later. The medal was instituted in May 1974, this medal seems to be harder to find than most of the other jubilee medals. I dont have any number of issued pieces. Christer

And the application form ? The paper is not cut I just made it smaller in the scanner, could anyone translate it ? ( maybe I have it upside down I am very very bad in japanese Language to say the least. Christer

Hi all, I have just got my first certificate still in the wooden box ! After reading theese threads I have learn that the Order Rising Sun 8th class was awarded during Meiji period But could anyone give me some more info about the award cert Rank or something ? I also got another thin paper whick the seller says was a application form for this order, commnets ? Christer

Hi Ulsterman and Mike I will try to translate the text i can get and mail you Ulsterman And Mike yoy are right... I did called him Silverski?ld???? I think I have read to many old military rolls recently Thanks for the dates on the Dannebrog Ordern I?ll be back Christer

:cheers: Here is a little update on Gen Hugo Montgomery Silverschi?ld (as you can see most Swedish awards was awarded 6 June = Swedish National Day ) Born 25 sept 1878 Sergeant at Guards Ing Rgt 1 10 Aug 1897 NCO 15 Aug 1898 2nd Lieutnant 9 Dec 1898 Lieutnant 30 Jan 1903 Knight Danish DDO 31 Oct 1903 Silver Wedd medal 1906 Knight Bad ZLO July 1909 Captain 12 Apr 1912 Knight OLD HFO w Crown 1912 Preuss Crown O 3 cl 1912 Knight Swords O 6 June 1919 Knight Greece Lib O 1920 GB Vic O 1920 Major 10 July 1921 Knight Wasa O 6 June 1924 Knight French HL 1926 Col Lt 4 June 1926 Knight North Star O 10 Dec 1928 Col 23 May 1930 ' Com 2nd cl Swords O 16 June 1933 Com 1 st cl Swords O 6 June 1936 Gen Maj 30 Apr 1937 Com 1st cl Wasa O 6 June 1941 Com 2nd cl Belgium Leop O 1941 Com 2nd cl Finnish VR O 1941 Com Norway St:O O w Crown 1941 Com 2 cl Spanish MN O w white cross 1941 Grand Cross Rumanian Crown O 1941 Com 1st cl Danish DDO 1941 Finnish Civil Guards MC 1941 Com Grand Cross Swords O 6 June 1945 Com GB Empire O 22 Mar 1948 Gen Lt (reserve) 12 Dec 1952 Com Grand Cross Norway S:T O 1953 Com Grand Cross Netherland OH O Apr 1955 Com Grand Cross Finnish Lion O 2 Oct 1956 Gen 5 May 1963 Died 17 March 1968 in Stockholm And as a little but to answer your question Ulsterman , there is a book by Lars Ericson " Svenska Frivilliga" ISBN 91-88930-00-9 which have a little info about Swedish officers in Ethiopia 1934-1935 Its in Swedish of course, but if you want I can translate the little there is and mail you. In short thre was 5 Swedish officers in Ethiopia : Capt Wiking Tamm, Lt Bouveng, Lt Heuman, Lt Thorburn and Lt Nyblom. Best Regards Christer