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Women in folk costumes. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-65956000-1408489199.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-55146600-1408489211.jpg

Couple of details. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-35601500-1408489118.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-08749600-1408489125.jpg

Photos of a "museum level replica" that has recently appeared on ebay. It is offered by the same seller that has those Yugoslav Grand Stars and Double Dragons both already discussed on the forum. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-78227700-1408489026.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-57258300-1408489035.jpg

Photo of original piece from Bjeloš collection found online. I forgot to mention that they are offered as "ROMANIA 20TH ANNIVERSARY CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN". Pretty obvious fakes...

More. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-23013700-1408487182.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-90738500-1408487192.jpg

Photos of original badges found on ebay.

More interesting stuff from the same source. Fifth Spain fighters congress badge.

Absolutely amazing piece, my congrats! Enamel looks perfect, box is in very nice shape with golden coat of arms of the Principality of Montenegro on the lid unbelievably preserved after all these years. Even the recipient is know, really can't get much better than that Many thanks for sharing it with us

Thanks for clarification

Many thanks for new information and photos! In this topic http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/6396-montenegro-bravery-award/?p=241117 2nd class set is presented for which it is said that it is made by Russian producer Igor Ozeretski. I tried to find some info on that producer but had no luck...

A member of my family was awarded with Distinguished Service Order and Order of the Bath, I know this for sure because I have a copy of his file and also DSO can be seen on one of the photos I have in my possession. I tried to find him in the Gazette, all possible variations of his name, but no result... In the end I gave up. Sorry for going off topic.

And for the end King Petar I.

Larger medal bar, still on the last place.

King Aleksandar Obrenović.

Couple of photos of Serbian Kings with the cross. Notice the placement of the cross on their medal bars. First King Milan Obrenović.

I found it! http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/56056-serbia-kingdom-medal-bar-on-ebay/?p=517975 Rank decree for Military orders and medals (1939) 1 Star of Karageorge with Swards 1st Class 2 Star of Karageorge 1st Class 3 Star of Karageorge with Swards 2nd Class 4 Star of Karageorge 2nd Class 5 Order of White Eagle with Swards 1st Class 6 Order of White Eagle 1st Class 7 Star of Karageorge with Swards 3rd Class 8 Star of Karageorge 3rd Class 9 Order of White Eagle with Swards 2nd Class 10 Order of White Eagle 2nd Class 11 Order of Yugoslav Crown 1st Class 12 Order of St. Sava 1st Class 13 Star of Karageorge with Swards 4th Class 14 Star of Karageorge 4th Class 15 Order of White Eagle with Swards 3rd Class 20 Order of White Eagle 3rd Class 21 Order of Yugoslav Crown 2nd Class 22 Order of St. Sava 2nd Class 23 Order of White Eagle with Swards 4th 24 Order of White Eagle 4th Class 25 Order of Yugoslav Crown 3rd Class 26 Order of St. Sava 3rd Class 27 Order of White Eagle with Swards 5th Class 28 Gold military star of Karageorge with swards 29 Silver military star of Karageorge with swards 30 Order of White Eagle 5th Class 31 Order of Yugoslav Crown 4th Class 32 Order of St. Sava 4th Class 33 Order of Yugoslav Crown 5th Class 34 Order of St. Sava 5th Class 35 Gold medal for bravery 36 Silver medal for bravery 37 Medal for coronation of Peter the I 38 Albanian retreat medal 39 Medal for military virtue 40 Gold medal for zealous service 41 Silver medal for zealous service 42 Gold medal for civil merit 43 Silver medal for civil merit 44 Cross for charity 45 Commemorative medal for 1912 war 46 Commemorative medal for 1913 war 47 Commemorative medal for 1914-1918 war 48 Order of Red Cross 49 Gold medal of Red Cross 50 Silver medal of Red Cross 51 Bronze medal of Red Cross 52 Other commemorative medals; i.e medal for liberation of southern land; medal for liberation of northern parts, civil medal (royal household medals), medals for soldiers (sharp shooter medal etc.)

Sounds like she spent too much time with the Serbs Over here it was not that unusual to see that even officers didn't mount their medals on a bar according to regulations

You are most welcome Glen! There is official Order of Precedence, it was posted somewhere on the forum I'll try to dig it up... I think that Red Cross decorations were on the last place, Rogi mentioned that they were usually worn after all other decorations (or at least that's where they should have been placed).

I found one more interesting photo of a Red Cross Order recipient, and it is also mounted on the medal bar. Kathleen Burke. http://writeso.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/kathleen-burke/ She also received St. Sava and Charity Cross. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-61248500-1408134253.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-7937-0-24748900-1408134273.jpg

As for the producer I believe that it's most likely to be Hugenin considering the period in which it was awarded. Of course I could be wrong...

Here's what the authors of the book "Serbian and Yugoslavian Orders and Decorations from 1859 to 1941" say: -Decorations of the Serbian Red Cross Society had the rank of state decorations -Society was from the very begging under the patronage of sovereign -Documents that were issued with these decorations had inscription that went something like: "Society ... in the name of it's patron ... awards this cross..." or "Under protection of his Royal Highness King of Serbia ... awards ... with society's cross"

Very unusual look, early variant or something else? Do you happen to know the producer?

I saw just couple of photos of this unbelievable find on some Russian forum before, but most of the photos you were so kind to share with us I see for the first time. Many many thanks!

Here's one more example awarded to Doctor Helen Hanson. https://camc.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/doctor-helen-hanson/

Ceylon my congrats on wining this lot! So it's a medal bar! I've seen more than just couple of times members of the medical personnel from the Great Britain being awarded with Serbian decorations. Mostly Order of Saint Sava, Red Cross Order, Charity Cross and Medal for Zealous Service.