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An excellent group! Thanks for showing. /Mike

Well... Red Crescent I assume....?

"For not following orders" /Michael

That medal doesn't have degrees and was awarded to people serving on the hospital ship only (and a few in supporting roles). /Michael

Unfortunately this is all I can contribute with... /Michael

Awarded the Danish Order of Dannebrog (Knight) 26. June 1888. Awarded the Swedish Order of the Sword (Knight) in 1888. /Michael

Well, I think it is pretty straightforward... the jeweler is "Mignolet, successor of Mortier". I have embroidered breast stars (not Stanislaus) from the same period that follow the same pattern - written in ink on the back: "XYZ, successor of ABC". And Jacob's book mentions Mignolet as a jeweler. /Michael

The "Almanach des 25.000 Adresses des principaux habitans de Paris" from 1820 has this entry under "Jewelers" ("Bijoutiers, Joailliers"): Mortier, Palais Royal, galerie des pierre. 34. In that case (i.e. if Mortier is the name of a jeweler), "Sr. de Mortier" could be short for "Successeur de Mortier" - Successor of Mortier). In those days this was a normal way of signaling the continuing business.

In French a raised letter is used to indicate an abbreviation (at least it used to). So the line reads: "Sr. de Mortier", which might be an address (Sr. could be short for "sentier" -´passage). I believe Palais Royal was a large complex (not just the palace) which used to house various artisans, including jewelers.

One has to be a bit careful.. it could be a stock photo in lack of one linked to the actual resignations. That often happens with sudden events and a need for a photo for illustration.

Interesting... Jacob's "Court Jewelers of the World" has only this small entry under FRANCE: "MIGNOLET - This name has been seen only once, on a pre-1910 second-class star of the Portuguese Order of Christ."

Yes, looks like a sports medal. Heimburger was a manufacturer of many non-official medals of the 1930-40s. /Michael

It's an interesting question and we will probably never know for sure... But what we tend to forget is - as time goes by - historical events (like WWII) are sometimes thought of as a constant, uninterrupted chain of 'action' (invasion->war->defeat), but if you think of the actual time span in minutes, days, weeks, surely - even when it was clear that the TR was doomed - for some civil servants or military administrators it was business as usual for days, weeks and even months. The best way of denying the inevitable outcome is to concentrate on the more manageable bureaucratic job right in front of you...

To me it looks more like Muhammad V al-Nasir bin Muhammad Bey (1906-22). /Michael

I have a feeling the top bar is unofficial awards. Last on lower one is the Turkish Red Crescent medal with silver oak leaves. /Michael And welcome to the forum of course

The light blue ribbon with lighter blue stripes could be the Greek Order of the Redeemer. In that case the red ribbon could be the Greek Order of George I, but it doesn't explain the remaining ribbons (of which some would have to be Greek to justify the order of mounting). /Michael

Awarded to foreigners I believe it was pretty much used as a 'court medal' during state visits. Court officials normally wear the full medal set (not a ribbon bar), so maybe that's the reason for not differentiating bronze, silver and gilt medal ribbons.

Beautiful I wonder why the order was mounted with the reverse showing?

Excellent. Thanks guys! That explains why I've seen some mounted foreign bars from the 1930s and 40s without the stripe. The prevailing explanation so far was "Maybe they didn't have the correct ribbon in stock".

I can't find the mentioning of the medal of the order for foreigners is to have a white center stripe. -------- Oh, I see it was mentioned in the newer statutes in the first link. Does anybody know when it was added?

"Coblenzer" Coblenz being the spelling of the German city Koblenz prior to 1926.

Well, according to E. F. Wrede "Finlands Utmärkelsetecken" from 1946, this is the official Finnish version ("struck in iron with a diameter of 30mm"). Sweden may have struck medals for Swedish participants in the Finnish 1918 War of Independence, thus having Swedish hallmarks. Wrede does not mention anything about 'later versions made in silver'.

Correct. When the system of orders in Sweden was reformed in 1974, this order was put 'on hold'. I had for quite some time been looking for this order (don't need it anymore), so always mentally noted prices from dealers and auctions. The prices are quite stable - on average $400 for a Knight cross in gold and about the double for a Commander's cross in gold. Silver gilt versions are a little cheaper. For this order eMedal's prices are - surprisingly - quite reasonable. And I agree. It's a beautiful order.

Interesting that they misspelled General Hirschauer's name...

A very interesting photo! The cross if the "Skyddskårernas Förtjänstkors" (eng.: Merit Cross of the Defence Forces?). Instituted in 1922. The thing in the button hole is the 10 year long service award for service in the Danish "Kongeligt Livjægerkorps" (eng.: ?). Instituted in 1921. It is a powder measure (not sure if that is the correct translation?) to be worn from a green ribbon in the 3rd button hole.