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Great items here too

It is a huge and great collection of Swedes

This is the 2nd version of the Service star, instituted 28 November 1910. So most likely it was not awarded until 1911 onwards.

Lack of knowledge when they were mounted could explain the order and wrong way of the Falcon. Maybe the guy put them in the order they were awarded to him, we often see that in Norwegian cases, very much ribbons on uniforms mounted by the wearer himself. And maybe the pre-1944 version of the Falcon was the only type of miniature he could get hold of when he bought and mounted miniatures to the orders he had. Miniatures are always tricky.

It could be that when Christiernsson got his miniatures mounted, long into the reign of Gustaf VI Adolf, it was not possible to get hold of a miniature with Gustaf V any longer. It is sometimes seen in Norwegian miniature groups, since miniatures had to be purchased and availability over time (and changing monarch) could vary.

Sure. His name would be helpful. Almost all of the Norwegian commandos got the Norwegian War medal for the campaign in Walcheren. To that you can add the Norwegian Participation medal, and king Haakon 70 years jubilee medal (if your grandfather was part of the Norwegian army in UK in August 1942). From UK he would have gotten the 1939-45 and France & Germany stars, since the Norwegian commandos served under British army command. Technically he would also get the British War medal for WW2, but this was not awarded to Norwegian who got the Norwegian Participation medal, due to overlapping award criteria. Finally he might have gotten the British Defence medal, depending on his service time in/outside operations in UK and mainland Europe. These would normally have been the default decorations to a Norwegian serving in the said unit and battles. He might have gotten some individual medals for bravery or merit, but it takes his name to see if that happened.

King Olav of Norway went to his first official state visit abroad to Denmark, 11th-13th September 1958. Chief of police O. Kann was made knight 1st class of the order of St. Olav in 1958. I would think there is a connection. Also, no full size Norwegian decorations or orders use the kind of rosette seen on the Dannebrog here. Rosettes are only used on ribbon sets and miniatures, but mostly optional it seems.

Ah, so you bought it Amazing, how did you get the name on the guy? I would guess the Norwegian medal could be related to the incoming state visits 16-18 March 1960 or 8-10 October 1974, or the outgoing ones to Sweden 23-25 April 1959 or 25-27 November 1975. But could also be from the many unofficial royal visits.

Btw, king Haakon of Norway went on a state visit to Germany 15th and 16th December 1906. I would assume Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen was decorated in relation to that event.

Kapitänleutnant Werdt was made knight 1st class of the Royal Norwegian order of St. Olav in 1913, cf. the state calendar of 1914. I cannot find a more accurate date. And two more: Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav in 1906. Sub-lieutenant (leutnant?) Reinhold Knobloch Knight's Cross (2nd Class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav in 1905.

So if I get you right, a foreigner made "Gran Oficial" in September 1967, he would only get this star? No neck decoration, only this star?

Anything known about numbers?

When did the design change from this?

I'm researching this guy, the Norwegian colonel Hans Nicolay E. Ebbing. I know he was made Grand Officier of the Belgian Order of the crown during the royal Belgian state visit til Norway in 1965. My question is: which insignia would he, as a foreign Grand Officier of the Order of the crown, receive? Would he get only the breast badge of Grand Officier grade? Or said breast badge plus the officier insignia, like in today's French orders? Or would he get the breast star plus the commander's neck badge? He was also made commander first class of the Swedish Order of the Sword. That is the same grade as in the Belgian Order of the crown. I think the Swedish award happened some time between 1968 and 1973, but here I'm not sure. As a foreigner in that period, what insignia of the order would he get? Just this breast star? Or this breast star together with the commander's cross to wear around his neck?

Yes, thank you saxcob. That must be it. Almost like a diplomatic award, given to higher ranking officials the duke met, like state visits of even today. But also very easy to imagine that Engh provided some sort of support: provisions, escorting soldiers, guides, locals to carry stuff and accommodations where they could be found. Thank you!