Jef

Dear SVAPR, The frontside shows: " Mouvement National Royaliste" (MNR) which is a Belgian WWII resistance group, active in Brussels area and Flanders. It's dutch name was Nationale Koningsgezinde Beweging or NKB. This is a non wearable commemoration medal given by the veteran association. I know the NKB/MNR had at least 7 wearable medals, I never saw this one. Frontside and revers shows also "Brigade De Zuen". This must be a subdivision of the NKB/MNR. I don't find info about that group, sorry. I hope someone else does. Kind regards from Belgium, jef

About the first medal: have this info in my documentation files. Have the last medal in my collection with another ribbon. kind regards, Jef

Christiaan, I should say "a medal awarded by a patriotic association"? the medaillion says "Pro Patria" Jef

Found this medal here as an associative French medal::https://semon.fr/LES ASSOCIATIVES_3.htm Jef

according to this site it's a medal for teachers CVO . The abbreviation is Centrum Volwassenen Onderwijs https://universalmedals.hpage.com/belgium.html Jef

Hello Christiaan, This one is a medal of the veteranorganisation of the 1st Infantry of the line. In dutch 1ste Linie Regiment. By the way, is a non official medal. .

Thank you Farkas & Raga....... the quest is going on. Jef

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can identificate this buttonhole badge. I have no Idea which nationality, maybe french (?) It was found among medals of nutrition committees and charity medallions. Thank you for any help, Jef.

Hello Vincent, You will find some info about NISDGM in these pages: Info: https://klm-mra.be/sites/default/files/2022-07/21_fonds_rhodius_nl_2015-06-15_0.pdf kind regards, Jef

Cross from a Belgian Resistance movement MNR/NKB ( Mouvement National Royalistes/ Nationale Koningsgezinde Beweging) The resistance group was erected in 1940.

Hello Daven Saw your message while I was looking for something else..... FI = Front de l' independance OF= Onafhankelijkheidsfront Two names for one resistancegroup. I think it's just a souvenir from that association. Attached is a pin to show you're a member of that association with the same image. Kind regards, Jef

Hello Wim, Thank you for your answer. I'm wondering which ribbon this is. Kind regards, Jef

I believe I saw the correct ribbon. But I don't know which ribbon this is. Medal is a miniature, but this doesn't matter.

Great info, Chris. Thank you. Great links. I have visited Indian Caps when it stopped, early eighties of past century and bought some pieces, mostly medal strikes. Saw there were a lot of dies too but didn't know what to do with it.... that time?. Kind regards, Jef

Made a small example about Fonson buttons made from start manufacturing till begin World War I. I used the knowledge I have so far. It is still under construction cause it's not finished. Have no idea if it ever will be finished ( ?), because it's not easy to find correct information. I was lucky to have advice and experience from different specialists collectors. Jef

That's correct, I took some info from that study. Very nice study I must say.

Hello Chris, I know you know a lot about buttons.... but I think Francois August Fonson made buttons around 1890 till start WWI When his son Jules came into the bussines (somewhere begin 1900, don't have a specifically year), the name was changed into Fonson & co . August was born in 1845, he died in 1920. The Fonson bussiness started in 1848 by two brothers Jean-Barthélemy (1808-1882) and Jean-Francois Fonson ( no known dates), they used the mark Fonson Fréres. It is not all clear for me,because there is not much information about those buttonmakers. I'm still looking for information. During the lockdown I organised my buttons.... had a lot of time. In this way I put the buttons of the Belgian line infantry in a small frame. There were buttons of Fonson Fréres, A. Fonson and Fonson & Co. So these buttons were only made till start of WWI, later in 1915 Belgians got khaki uniforms with buttons model Belgian Lion. Pic attached: I believe number 4 is French, still miss nr 5.

Hello Chris, Nice uniform you have there. Could you tell me who made the buttons please? kind regards, Jef

I'm afraid I cannot help. Kind regards, Jef

OK, Thank you Great Dane for the experiment. Jef

Great, splendid Idea . Here is the pic. And addition of the OranjeNassau medal. Jef

That's right Great Dane, nowadays you can manipulate photographs applying filters or with photoshop. If you should use the same filter on the whole photograph, the artilleyman would wear a strange uniform, I guess.? One hundred years ago photographs only could colourized. Well done. Kind regards, Jef

Hello again, The explanation of Herman and Great Dane make sense, but at the same it time made me very curious. Because in the past I worked with WWI negatives ( mostly Kodak folding camera, Eastman company). I never worked with glass negatives, Maybe that's a difference? In this way I took two old medals from my collection and put it on the photograph. I see the black remains dark. The yellow is a bit dark too. Red is a bit darker. So, the shade of these colours are more or less corresponding the colours of the B&W pic. Now I'm wondering how the white/pale colour of the last medal could be dark blue? The more I look for an answer, the more I get question marks. with kind regards, Jef

OK Great Dane, thank you for your appreciated answer. kind regards from Flanders. Jef

Thank you Great Dane for your answer. It make sense, but the photograph with Palms in the Order of the Crown, I used to compare is not a modern pic. It's a pre-World War I photograph. So you think it is possible the photographer used another emulsion while developing the photograph? Kind regards, Jef