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Tostrup went bankrupt in the 1990-ies. Since then, there has been several suppliers of Norwegian ODMs: - David-Andersen AS (Oslo) - Sporrong AB (Sweden) - Reide AS (Norway) (not sure if theh produce anything, they might just reassamble it) - Poellath GmbH (Germany) - Opro Produkter AS (Norway)

Thank you Michael, that information fits perfectly.

Thank you Michael for you help here. Another friend at this forum told me that from 1905 to 1969 only eight Norwegians were awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Orange. Only two of them were ambassadors. Lars Jacob Hvinden Jorstad, born 1894, Grand Cross May 1953 O.J.L. Kildal, Grand Cross 01.09.1964 So now I can look up the names in a book listing all Norwegians awarded the Order of St. Olav prior to 1947. It was common that Norwegian ambassadors were made knight 1st class after their first posting or so, and later promoted to commander after one or more postings abroad. Arne V. Bommen is listed awarded St. Olav knight 1st class (officer) in 1945. He was also awarded king Haakon VII's jubilee medal in 1930, but it is not in my group. Also he was no ambassador. So I doubt it is him. Otto J. L. Kildal was made knight 1st class of St. Olav in 1938 for service in China. By 1947 he was also a officer of the Finnish Order of the White Rose. My miniature group shows officer, so far so good. But prior to 1947 he was also made officer of the Belgian Order of Leopold. If my group came from him, it must have been mounted after 1964. But why no order that was awarded before 1947? I guess this is not the guy. That leaves just Lars J. H. Jorstad. Knight 1st class of St. Olav 1946. Was a clerck at the international court in Haag from 1931 to 1940. By 1947 he was also officer of Polish Polonia Restituta. My group shows only knight, but the full size order that came with it, was officer. He was by 1947 also knight of the Finnish Order of the White Rose. No full size Finnish order in the lot, and the miniature group shows officer. Maybe he was promoted later or my book from 1947 is not that accurate. But he is the one that fits the best. So I assume this group came from Jorstad. Thank you so much for your help.

Amazing groups!

I don't know so much about the value, but I think I know where you found them for sale. And they have been for sale at that place for a pretty long time.

It could look like the Norwegian military medal for pentathlon, a sort of athletic eligibility medal. But enameled ribbons are very uncommon in Norway.

Gentlemen, I have this miniature group. It is rumored it belonged to the Norwegian ambassador to The Netherlands. I'm trying to find his name, but so far there are too many possible names. However, I guess being awarded the grand cross of both order of Orange Nassau and House of Orange is quite uncommon. I hardly ever see the grand cross of the Order of the House of Orange anywhere. So is there any Dutch members here with a list of Norwegian recipients of the grand cross of the Order of the House of Orange? If we find a handful of names, I can cross check it with awards of the commander grade of Order of. St. Olav, and we should have a winner. Thanks in advance for any answers.

How lovely!

Do you have a picture of the whole group?

Splendid! Thank you so much for your help and translation.

Hello, A few days ago I had a look at my Japanese medals. While I was handling the Taisho Enthronement Commemorative Medal, the interior of the box fell out. It revealed some writing I have never seen before, even though I have owned the medal for almost ten years. Can some of you guys read it? Any help in translating the text will be very much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Gordon is right. Awarded from 1924 to the end of the war. Worn by both Norwegian soldiers abroad and Quisling-forces during the war. Frisch was a quite common Norwegian producer of these badges. I would say the value is GBP 5-15, since your's is missing the red cloth in center.

What about emedals.com? From what I understand, they are Canadian.

Try this Danish guy: http://www.mwmorch.dk/uk/products/all-kinds-of-ribbons.aspx Or this guy: http://www.worldmedals.co.uk/home.htm Or the ribbon bank at OMSA.

Michael is correct. The Norwegian Cross or Medal of Liberty is often found in groups with the Finnish humania medal. Here is one example from my own collection.

Perhaps you could ask http://www.finnmedals.net/epages/Kaupat.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Finnmedals/Categories if his shop is still alive.

Very nice, but what a strange ribbon.

Wow, interesting pictures!

Thank you for your answer, TacHel. In an old auction catalog, I found this group. It indicates that the cross could be awarded for fighting in Congo. But the group raises other questions. Where are the Victory medal WW1 commemorative medal?

I think it is military. The stamp "IR15" stands for the Norwegian 15th infantry regiment, which fought at the battle of Narvik in 1940.

Dear Werner Wow, this is superb information! Thank you ever so much for posting this. May I ask, what is the source of your information? Also, do you know the nationality of J. L. Wall, who was made knight of the Order of the African Star in 1899? Is it possible to make similar list of Nordic recipients of the three other orders prior to 1910, and for all the five orders after 1910? That would have been a stunning and outstanding database! I can provide picture and information of several of the Norwegian recipients, in the same manner as I have for G. O. Schiötz above. And here is a picture of major Hunstad. It was first posted by hans-g on www.samlerforumet.net/forum some years ago. He wrote that Hunstad was a Norwegian lieutenant who was commander at the fortress of Chinkakasa. He could speak three Congolese languages fluent, and was appointed “border judge” (?) in 1912. During WW1 he was commander of the province Lisala. From 1924 to 1927 he was inspector of the diamond mines in Belgian Congo. He returned to active service in 1927, and served until he retired in 1929. Then he lived in Brussel, intil his death in 1935. He is wearing crosses of the knight of the Order of the Lion and Order of the Crown, plus Service star and three medals for service during WW1. I also have this picture from Digitalt Museum, showing Konstans Bomhoff Halling, a Norwegian. He was captain in the Force Public. The writing on the photo indicates May 1901, but I think the Service Star looks like a post 1910 star.

Interesting. If they got the Leopold order, they might never even have been in Congo. Ah yes, the l´Etoile de Service, aka “Congo Star”. Awarded for one tour, about three years of service, in Congo. From what I understand, the first clasp was awarded together with the star, after the first tour. I looked in a book about Norwegian reserve officers in 1917. A handful of them were listed with former service in Congo. Almost all of those who served in Belgian Congo (after 1908), were also knights of The Order of The Lion. For the guys with service in the Congo Free State (before 1908), it was more common to just have the Congo Star. Apart from this guy. The star is from my collection, but has not belonged to the guy pictured.

Christerd, Thank you for your reply and your interesting information about Swedish recipients of the Order of the Lion. Do you have any more information about colonel Pehr Hasselrot, who was made officer of the Order of the lion? Perhaps a clipart of a “befalskalender” or something? I am not aware of any Norwegians made officer of the Order of the lion. Several were made knight, and some NCOs got the gold medal of the order, but so far I have not found any higher.

Nice collection of Crown orders. Looks like some are rather modern, while others have more time behind them.

Thank you for your answers. The search continues for me too then...