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Will have to wait until you have the uniform. I do not know the uniform but the buttons may help tell the story.

Nice uniform! Do you have a close-up picture of one of the buttons? Thanks.

I agree, a pretty sloppy re-strike. If you got it cheap, it may be a keeper just for collection comparison of what to watch out for. When I get a chance, I always like to do sample displays at my collector club and these restrikes can be a great teaching tool as it was for us here. I really enjoyed this string. Thanks Tim!

Here is a Belgian unofficial veteran's medal with crossed swords. I have seen this medal on medal bars and groups in the past. I am trying to find out more about it, name and organization. Does anyone know more? Thank you.

Here is a Belgian unofficial veteran's cross. I have seen this medal on medal bars and groups in the past. I am trying to find out more about it, name and organization. Does anyone know more? Thank you.

I just bumped into your post while burning up some time. Better late than never. Steve Horn is writing a book about this very subject. You may want to talk to him. Here is a link to his post. http://www.pearlharborattacked.com/cgi-bin/IKONBOARDNEW312a/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=11;t=6

Outstanding information! Thank you.

Interesting Thanks Tim. I have found that if I post the topic first then go back and modify the post by adding the picture, the pictures loads faster.

I have had this group for years but cannot find out the name or reason for the award. Anybody hove more information?

I picked this medal up awhile ago but I have a problem with the ribbon. I realize the medal itself is unofficial with the crossed swords attached to the cross but with a gold stripped ribbon too. I think that it is a WWII ribbon put on a WWI Leopold II cross. What do you all think?

Thank you Lion. Very interesting.

Very interesting! Thank you. Lion

Way to go! I never got any of mine that cheap! Where have you been shopping? James

Yes! Quite right! Gave up collecting German along time ago. Although an interesting area, it is way too vast for my liking. And see, we are having so much fun with the Belgians!

Yes I agree, different manufactures. What I was trying to point out earlier in our interesting thread before confusing myself was the difference in the number "4" in your picture B & C.

They look like light bronze to me too. After collecting Belgian orders and medals for many years, I have seen many strange things done by veterans over the years. Special order items certainly could have been done in silver if the veteran wanted to pay for it. I have seen several minature Belgian CdGs done in silver, even one done in gold with diamonds but the workmanship was of fine quality. Since bronze is the norm (official), I would think a special made silver sample would have a silver mark on the suspension ring and the seller would have been happy to notify sellers of that fact. My vote is that what you see is a bronze sample.

I am sorry, I guess I meant the ones off Hendrik's site. His type II and III look the same.

No, just a rumor but yours is so different that maybe the rumor is true... Nice!

Then you may have the elusive type IV because the "4" style and the wheel size are part of the determining factors of the different types. Hmmmm, interesting.

Tim, look at the "4" in "1914" on your type II and type III. Also, look at the cannon wheel in your type II an type III. Could yours be two styles of a type II? Compare above with my type II and type III.

No, just three different sizes of the same signature.

One sided type I

Reverse

My opinion is that yours is a type III from a different manufacture. Many of these medals were produced. Here are mine which are slightly different too. Look at the very top leaf at the back of my type III (second picture down). Also for the sake of conversation, I enclosed a picture of a type I one-sided produced for display framing (third picture down).

Thank you my friend, I stand corrected! Heaven forbid I cuss in church. I found some more info on the bars: NIGERIE - Three months service in Nigeria. MOYEN-ORIENT - Six months service, Egypt, Palestine, North Africa, Tripolitania and Sudan. MADAGASCAR - One month service in Madagascar. BIRMANIE - Three months service in Burma.