P.F.

Nice bar, I always like it, when all three commemorative medals are together on a bar!!

Thank you!

And a medal bar with Bremen Hanseatic Cross.

Pierce

Most impressive Claudio....especially those medal orders!! Thank you for this post!

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Pierce

Whats the weihnachten one??

Hi Chris

That's the Bavarian Golden Wedding Anniversary Medal (King Ludwig III and Queen Maria Theresa).

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Pierce

Hi Claudio,

What an impressive medal bar, especially with those Chilean decorations.

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Pierce

-Claudius: You are very welcome. This group is my favourite out of all the medal and ribbon bars I am lucky to own.

I have seen that 4-place medal bar before. With the exception of perhaps period photographs, it, and the bar I own, are the only two I have ever seen with the White Elephant Order. Perhaps more will appear in time.

-Chris: This is understandable. I, for one, look forward to seeing your new acquisition once it arrives.

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Pierce

There are some fantastic examples posted in this thread.

Here is my small contribution, with Lübeck Hanseatic Cross.

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Pierce

Valter,

Congrats on the new ribbon bar!

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Pierce

White elephant? That is a great one on a medal bar! I saw one before. Maybe it was yours? Nice. Can you post it?

One of the most interesting I saw several years ago was a China Warlord medal on a bar. It was an auction and I was the short bidder

@Chris...can you give us a hint?

Certainly Claudius- here it is! Yes, it is the Order of the White Elephant, 5th Class. Also, the Belgium Order of Leopold II, 5th Class.

Is this the bar you saw before?

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Pierce

Most impressive Alan.

Here are Von Rieben's 57er type ribbon bars (as Brigadegeneral).

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Pierce

I am intrigued as well Chris!

The most unusual decoration on a German bar in my own collection is something from Siam.

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Pierce

Claudio,

Apologies for my late reply but thank you for yours.

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Pierce

Dear Dave,

Thank you for this thorough reply. The ribbon bar makes perfect sense as that of an Austrian.

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Pierce

@Mikko, what a truly impressive medal bar!!

@Christer, regarding WW2 presentations, let us not forget the Reichsmarschall although he was awarded the Order of Liberty in 1942.

Reichsmarschall Hermann GÖRING

- Grosskreuz des finnischen Freiheitskreuzes mit Schwertern
- Grosskreuz des finnischen Löwenordens mit Schwertern
- Grosskreuz des Ordens der Finnischen Weissen Rose mit Schwertern

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Pierce

Polizeihauptwachtmeister Paul Beyer

-Medal of Liberty 1st Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Dr.Gerhard Sayffaerth Staatsanwalt (Major im Führerhauptquartier)

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Dr. Max Bachem

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

Professor Wilhelm Dieck

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918 (without swords)

Generalleutnant z.V. Ludwig Müller

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

Hauptmann Arther Lehmann

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

Oberst Hans Butz. Elfteilige

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Oberstleutnant a.D. William Halling

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Rittmeister Graf von Bernstorff

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Hauptmann Karl Niegsch

-Medal of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

Major a.D. Walther von Ehrenkrook

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

I have gone through my files and can add the following:

Kapitän zur See Johannes Jantzen

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitänleutnant Johannes Spieß

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918 (?)

Kapitän zur See Theodor Paul

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitän zur See Dothias Wiarda

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitän zur See Harold Netzbandt

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitän zur See Heinrich Rollmann

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitän zur See Heinz Degenhardt

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Kapitän zur See Hellmuth Leissner

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Oberleutnant z.S. a.D Strauch

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Stabsingenieurs Georg Kirchberger

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Vizeadmiral Hugo Meyer

-Medal of Liberty 1st Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Korvettenkapitän August Altvater

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

Dear Christer

Such a list would be very useful.

Please add the following WW2 officer:

Kapitän zur See Julius Steinbach

-Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation 1918

I have some other ribbon bars with these decorations but they are not named.

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Pierce

Dear Gentlemen,

I have been collecting ribbon bars for a number of years now and hope to show you some of the more unusual/unique pieces in my collection over the coming months.

This is a piece I bought within my first year of ribbon bar collecting and I have been wondering, why so many Austrian decorations? With the repetition clasp I count at least five.

I would like to hear your thoughts on this ribbon bar and what type of officer it could have belonged to. I am thinking someone with very strong links with an Austrian regiment maybe?

Many thanks

Pierce

Always good to see KVM's on medal bars! These are fantastic examples.

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Pierce

Gentlemen,

Does anyone know the specific award criteria with regard to rank for the Italian Order of the Crown?

For example, I would assume the Grand Cross would be awarded to those with rank of no less than General (?), and so on.

I have a few German ribbon bars with various grades represented and would just like to work out the rank of the officers that wore them.

Many thanks
Pierce

Very nice ribbon bar. I believe this one came with a name when last sold.;)

Very nice and interesting button-hole bar!

What a great portrait!:D

Check please my earlier thread on Weimar medal bars: http://gmic.co.uk/in...l +bars +weimar

ciao,

Claudio

Some very nice medal groups there Claudio!

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Pierce