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    1. Great Dane
      Denmark - Order of the Elephant (awarded 21. November 1954) /Mike
    2. Great Dane
      Actually, no. It is the wrong way up in the picture, but if you take a close look at it you'll see it will 'flip' if allowed to hang free. /Mike
    3. Great Dane
      My guess: Russian Commemorative Medal of the Reign of Tsar Alexander III (1896). Here is a picture of it: /Mike
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      No. 13 in the showcase is the Danish Order of the Elephant. I don't know what no. 4 is... /Mike
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      I don't know what the description will be when the catalog comes out. In the one page preview it's only descibed as belonging to a highly decorated WWI officer. I understand your bit of letting them do their own homework Just wanted to show it, that's all... /Mike
    6. Great Dane
      Here is a picture taken from the forthcoming Hermann Historica auction (preview pdf file): What's the second one from the right on the top bar? /Mike
    7. Great Dane
      Nice family member If I'm not mistaken, the first one is the Bulgarian Order of St. Cyril and Methodius. Take a look at its larger cousin here at eMedals: St. Cyril and Methodius /Mike
    8. Great Dane
      Well, if nobody has a complete list, we can take them one by one Here is my small contribution: Napoleon was awarded the Danish Order of the Elephant in May 1808. /Mike
    9. Great Dane
      I'm not sure about copies, but there were different manufacturers with variations in their design. I can PM you a link to a thread in another forum, where this has been discussed (I don't know if it's frowned upon to put the link here...) /Mike
    10. Great Dane
      BTW, even the Persian order is listed correctly in the article. 4th grade = 5 arms, and that's what he is wearing... /Mike
    11. Great Dane
      Could his unknown breast star be the Belgian Order of the Crown? It looks like the star awarded for Commander 1. class (aka Grand Officer) and - although my Dutch is non-existing - I would interpret "Commandeur en groot-officier" in the article as Grand Officer. /Mike
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      Found it! (the cross with the GD inside) Waldeck - Milit?r-Verdienstorden, Kreuz 1. Klasse (2. class was without oakleaves) /Mike
    13. Great Dane
      "Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog from Sweden"... I say... go wash your mouth with soap... /Mike
    14. Great Dane
      I don't think it's the Order of the Oaken Crown. It looks like the Prussian Crown Order (it has the extra 'line' on the cross arms) and it's probably the Star of this order on his breast (it looks correct for this order - it's definitely not from the Swedish Order of the Sword or the Italian Crown Order). The rightmost order in the mounted group is indeed the Danish Order of Dannebrog. /Mike
    15. Great Dane
      What Grand Cross is he wearing? The sash and the right star must belong to it... /Mike
    16. Great Dane
      FYI: He was awarded the Danish Order of Dannebrog (Commander 1.class) 10. May 1922. /Mike
    17. Great Dane
      Great bar and a great result! I just love it when research work pays off /Mike
    18. Great Dane
      I'll have a go at the first part: "Anbei empfangen Sie, dass Ihnen heute, im Namen Sr. Majest?t der Kaiser und K?nig von Sr. Exellenz dem kommandierenden Herrn General verliehene Eiserne Kreuz II Kl." /Mike
    19. Great Dane
      In English: Prussia, 12 years Service Medal In German: Preussen, Dienstauszeichnung f?r 12 Jahre /Mike
    20. Great Dane
      Jacky, Remember the Legion d'Honneur has 5 cross arms, not 4. In my opinion it is clearly a LdH... I agree that medal #4 is the medal for the Crimean War. It also fits the timeframe for someone who participated in that war in the 1850s and then later received some orders (the Legion d'Honneur is the post-1870 model). /Mike
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      Well, I'm not an expert i Spanish orders, but I'm pretty certain they are not suspended by a star and a moon like it's shown on the photo... Below is the Turkish Order of Mejidie (from Liverpool Medals) /Mike
    22. Great Dane
      My best guesses: #1: France, Legion d'Honneur #2: Turkey, Order of Mejidie #3: Italy, Order of St. Lazarus #4: Japanese (?) #5: Spain, Order of Isabella the Catholic /Mike
    23. Great Dane
      Nice picture In case anybody wonders, his Danish medal is the Medal of Recompense (Frederik VIII version). /Mike
    24. Great Dane
      Last one (with King Christian IX on the obverse- facing left). The second group has the King Frederik VIII version (facing right). /Mike
    25. Great Dane
      Indeed they are both awesome bars, but unfortunately they are not mine . They are just pictures from the auction catalogues (both groups are in my "would be nice to add to my collection, but not my primary target" category). None of the lots contained any description of the recipient. /Mike
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