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Yugoslav WW2 Commemorative Cross with miniature

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King Petar II Karađorđević in the M1937 Yugoslav Royal Air Force army general's uniform wearing decorations from above.

He also has interesting medal bar with Karageorge Star, White Eagle, Yugoslav Crown, Saint Sava, Medal for Military Virtues and Charity Cross.

Around his neck besides White Eagle, Order of the Saint Prince Lazar.

Pictures from the exhibition "1941 - 70 years later" held at the White Palace. They can be found on the Royal Family of Serbia website.

http://royalfamily.org/index.php?100,en_1941-%E2%80%93-70-years-later%E2%80%9C

Order of the Karageorge Star, Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Yugoslav Crown and Order of the Saint Sava.

Also shoulder boards (pletenice) for generals and parade belt.

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Hello New World !

Serbia and Bulgaria were not enemies during the First Balkan War : the siege of Adrianople was a Bulgarian victory thanks to the Serbian guns - and soldiers - which were sent there, and Adrianople woudn't have been a Bulgarian city, even for a very short time, without Serbia's help. You can see today at the National Military Museum of Belgrade the white flag of the Turkish general who preferred to surrender to the Serbians than to the Bulgarians. Here is a nice picture, too :

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serbian_artilery_at_Adrianopoli.png?uselang=en

I have no idea about this medal bar, but it was possible for many Serbian soldiers to get Bulgarian Crosses for their bravery during this siege.

Greetings geneva teacher and welcome to the forum,

Although it is true what you are saying new world is actually right because the medal is from WW1, year 1915 is inscribed on it under the words "For Bravery".

The white flag that you have mentioned can be seen here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/57266-exhibition-100-years-since-the-battle-of-kumanovo/?p=531505

Kind regards,

Radmilo

Igor, thanks for sharing your opinion. I agree about the glue, I did not notice it before, sloppy job. But maybe the glue was used because the swords were loose. On the image bellow I have marked two small cylindrical parts which I suspect were used in the first place to hold the swords. Crowns on the eagles can't be seen because of the swords, but they are visible from the back.

Medallions are a real puzzle to me, just look how small are the cross and the letters, also look at the shapes under the red enamel, really unusual. The crown looks a bit like a crown I saw on one Greek Order of the Redeemer, and it's and the floral motifs on the swords go very well together. I agree that it's dented to the left, but this could be a consequence of extensive use, fall or something similar. It also looks a bit smaller compared to other crowns used on this decoration.

All in all a very unusual order.

Regards,

Radmilo

Great images of the Medal for Long and Zealous Service to the State (all 4 classes), Medal for Agricultural Merits (all 3 classes), Medal for Merits in Education and Culture (all 3 classes) can be found here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/58505-medals-of-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia-now-on-ebay/

Greetings Taras,

Thanks for putting those images here. I saw them last night, seller had some interesting FRY pieces before and now he's also offering couple of orders. These are the best images of those medals that I've seen so far. Not that many of them were awarded so it's a little strange to see all of them on one place at the same time. I will put a link to your topic in Megan's topic that deals with FRY decorations : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/54281-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia-post-1990/

Regards,

Radmilo

What do you gentlemen think about this one? Differs from typical Bertrand and Huguenin types in many details. I don't remember seeing a crown like that on Serbian decoration before and the swords look like the Austrian type used for example on Takovo Cross. Images are from ebay where it got sold last month (I hope no one will mind me using them).

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Thanks for sharing that with us. So just as I suspected the box was probably custom made. But still who might be the producer of the order itself? It's quite different from the other producers known to me. Could it be that the order was also custom made by some British producer? I saw just a couple of Sorlini made eagles, all without swords, and they also looked very different...

Medal for merits in defence and security

Medal for Merits in the Fields of Defense and Security (Single class, awarded for commitment in performing duties in these fields. Better pictures can be found on this topic: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/55777-fr-yugoslavia-medal-for-merit-in-the-fields-of-defense-and-security/)

Medal for virtues in defence and security

Medal for Virtues in the Fields of Defense and Security (Single class, awarded for virtues shown in these fields)

Medal for long lasting service in defence and security

Medal for Long and Zealous Service in the Fields of Defense and Security (Awarded for 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of impeccable service in these fields)

1st class

Medal for merits in economy

Medal for Merits in Economy (3 classes awarded for merits in the fields of industry, transportation, trade, banking, finances, craft and tourism)

1st class

Medal for merits in education and culture

Medal for Merits in Education and Culture (3 classes, awarded for merits in the fields of education, culture, media and physical culture)

1st class

Medal for Merits in agriculture

Medal for Agricultural merits (3 classes, awarded for merits in the fields of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishery)

1st (ribbon should be yellow) and 2nd class

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Medal for long service to the State

Medal for Long and Zealous Service to the State (Awarded for 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of impeccable service)

1st class

Greetings Megan,

All of these images are from the book Decorations (of Serbia, Montenegro, Yugoslavia and Republic of Srpska), I found them online and as far as I am concerned feel free to use them. But I have not scanned the book myself neither did I upload it. I have uploaded couple of images of one more FRY decoration in my possession, they can be found here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/55777-fr-yugoslavia-medal-for-merit-in-the-fields-of-defense-and-security/ I won't mind if you use them on your website, on the contrary.

Kind regards,

Radmilo

I have never seen White Eagle like that before, neither with swords nor without them. Any thoughts on the producer? Considering that I do not recognize the producer I can't claim anything about the box, but take a look at the last picture, the order seems to fit perfectly in it. Maybe it was custom made. Can anyone ID the producer of the box (based on the logo)? British?

Medal for philanthropy

Grand Decoration - Medal of Philanthropy (Awarded for helping the sick, wounded, internally displaced persons or refugees above and beyond the call of duty. I made couple of better pictures of this particular decoration, they can be seen here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/54248-fr-yugoslavia-medal-of-philantropy/ )

Medal of White Angel

Grand Decoration - Medal of the White Angel (Awarded for exceptional personal achievement in the fields of art and humanities)

Medal of Jovan Cvijic

Grand Decoration - Cvijić medal (Awarded for exceptional personal achievement in the fields of natural, medical and technical sciences)

Medal of Honor

Grand Decoration - Medal of Honor (Awarded for deeds of personal heroism above and beyond the call of duty)

Medal of Milos Obilich

Grand Decoration - Obilić Medal (Like the rest of Grand decorations single class, awarded for deeds of personal heroism in defense and security of the people and the state above and beyond the call of duty)

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Order for Merits in the Fields of Defense and Security (3 classes, compared with the Order for Military Merits, a SFRY decoration, it has a different coat of arms)

1st and 3rd class

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Order of the Knights Sword

Order of the Chivalrous Sword (3 classes, awarded for the extraordinary merits and deeds in the fields of defense and security)

1st class (awarded 87 times in the 1999-2001 period)

2nd class (awarded 227 times in the 1999-2001 period)

3rd class (awarded 201 times in the 1999-2001 period)

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