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Medal of the National Academy for Dedication (Academie National de Devouement), a French non-profit organization.

https://www.academiedudevouementnational.org/presentation.html

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On 18/02/2023 at 23:57, Scott said:

My only contribution: a 16mm, single-sided red merit cross

Nice Franco era examples!

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On 28/01/2023 at 07:32, Graf said:

A wonderful Antwerp-based jewel! 
 

Thanks for sharing! 
 

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A set of miniatures of the Order of Leopold (Commander) and the Legion of Honor (Officer).
 

The Belgian orders with gold stripe(s) on ribbon were instituted following a Royal Decree dated 24 June 1919, which stipulated a number of alterations with which to reward civilians for their services during the World War: if awarded for an act of exceptional bravery and the recipient was mentioned in the nation's Order of the Day for it, the ribbon was to have gold thread edges and a gold star. If for an act of bravery of a lesser degree which didn't warrant the Order of the Day mention, the gold star was omitted from the ribbon but the gold stripes remained. 
If for distinguished services during the hostilities, a central gold thread stripe was woven into the ribbon (bearing a gold star if mentioned in the Order of the Day of the Nation). If for highly distinguished services in war welfare work, a silver star was worn on the central stripe. 

In 1946 a decree was issued to make these distinctions also available for similar acts or services during WWII. (source: Hendrik’s Medal Corner)

The Order of Leopold has gem stones, and is manufactured in platinum and gold, as can be seen, with the finest jewelry quality.

Don’t know if it is related to WW1 or WW2 and if the recipient could be identified some how.

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Weight is 42,6 grams,

Dimensions are 56,55 x 94,70 mm (including the suspension ring which is fixed to the crown.

The only mark that could be something is the one indicated on the photo.

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A Buls marked golden Commander grade of the Order of Leopold. Despite the small chips and the damage on the reverse of the crown still a beautiful exemplar.

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On 22/12/2022 at 17:01, VC89 said:

I never really trust those portret pictures. Not that I don't believe it was a real soldier and the owner of the medals, but some things are usually off with them. I heard from an other collector once that military 'props" were present in the photo studio, so the shown insignia/uniforms aren't always the one the "model" would wear in active service. 

 

In this picture I see the War Cross, Military Decoration 2nd class (no palm, so it should be for long (10 year) service*), Yser-medal (not the cross) and the last one is hard to figure out but doesnt look like one in the frame. I also see 8 frontstripes and no Victory Medal or Commemorative Medal. So if it is his real outfit this means the picture would have been taken late 1918 or early 1919.

 

The last medal on the uniform of the picture is the National Committee Medal for the Relief of Belgium, which was a civil organization in charge of helping the starving Belgians during WW1. So this make no sense being a full time militar.

However a stunning group you have there!

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1 hour ago, JohanH said:

It's been a long time since any activity in this thread...

 

Here are a nice miniature bar that should be possible to ID. 

 

A connection between the town of Norrköping and Belgium. A consul perhaps?

 

 

 

It has the Golden Medal of the Belgium Civil Decoration for 25 years of service. It should be a high ranked civil servant. 
Impressive with it gems

1 hour ago, JohanH said:

 

 

The Civil Order of Beneficence was a Spanish civil distinction that was intended to reward actions or services considered extraordinary carried out in the course of public calamities, it was created on May 17, 1856, during the reign of Isabel II. It was replaced by the Civil Order of Social Solidarity on April 17, 1989.

White Distinction: They reward services considered extraordinary

Miniature cross in gold.

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A miniature Grand Cross of The Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, attributed to Lieutenant General Fernando Rodrigo Cifuentes, among other employments the military governor in Ceuta in 1967.

He was awarded this grand cross being Brigadier General in 1963 and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1969. 
 

The inscription on the reverse states: “To Lieutenant General Rodrigo C. The Military Government of Ceuta”.

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A link to another miniature chain in my collection:

39 minutes ago, JohanH said:

The Norwegian order is of the type awarded between 1905 and 1937. 

Thanks @JohanH!

So:

• CBE is 1917-1935 type
• Saint Olav is 1905-1937 type.

I have some miniature bars in my collection I would try to identify, however, until now without luck. Going through the London Gazette I haven't been able to narrow down the search.  

This one comes in a box of Spink & Son:

• CBE civil division type I
• Commander Order of the Italian Crown
• Commander Order of the Crown (Belgium)
• Official Legion of Honor (France)
• Official Order of Saint Olav (Norway)

Any hints or clues are more than welcome.

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Hallmarks on the Franz Joseph Order:

VM = Victor Mayer?

Dog with A6? Silver/Vienna?

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Aother one in my collection:

- Service Cross 1st Class for 25 years (Dienst-Ehrenzeichen 1. Klasse für 25 Jahre) - Württemberg
- Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class (Roter Adler Orden 3.Klasse) - Prussia
- Royal Order of the Crown 3rd Class (Königlicher Kronen-Orden Kreuz 3.Klasse) - Prussia
- Emperor William I. Commemorative Medal 1897 (Kaiser Wilhelm I. Erinnerungsmedaille 1897) - German Empire
- China commemorative medal for non-combatants 1901 (China Denkmünze für Nichtkämpfer 1901) - German Empire
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden) - Russia
- Order of the Sword (Schwertorden) - Sweden
- Franz Joseph Order (Franz-Joseph-Orden) - Astrian-Hungarian Empire

Attributed to Karl von Kinzelbach (1860–1919), Württemberg Lieutenant General.

Beautiful manufacturing of the chain and the needle

Some of my individual examples of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand.

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Awesome! Woow!

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A nice set, with participation on the Eastern front during WW1!

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A miniature chain consisting in:

• Iron Cross - 2nd Class 1914 (Eisernes Kreuz - 2. Klasse)
• The Honour Cross of the First World War - Front Fighter Cross 1934 (- Ehrenkreuz des 1. Weltkrieges – Frontkämpferkreuz)
• The Baltic Cross 1919 (Baltenkreuz)
• Gallipoli Star 1915 (Eiserner Halbmond)

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I've found this annoucement several times in the publication: "L'Expansion belge", Volumen 4, numbers 1-6) of 1911.

https://books.google.es/books?id=oqtBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA176-IA2&dq="13+rue+Lebeau",+Bruxelles&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlpvTZuo73AhV7gP0HHYb9AvYQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q="13 rue Lebeau"%2C Bruxelles&f=false

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A miniature chain in my collection, with 2 Finnish awards, no attributed.

• Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914
• Military Merit Cross 1914 (Mecklenberg-Schwerin)
• Hindenburg Cross - Front Fighter Cross 1934
• Medal for Bravery of the Order of Liberty (silver) 1918
• Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation 1918
• Hungarian War Commemorative Medal 1929
• Austria / Tirol Medal 1914-1918
• Austrian War Commemorative Medal 1933

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A miniature set of an Oldenburg medical non-commissioned (?) officer of the Landwehr (he wears the 2nd class for years of service). He had to participate in the European southeastern front during the WWI. The set was made after 1934 (it carries the Hindenburg). He won among others the medal of the Austrian and the Prussian Red Cross.

From right to left (frackspange)

• Iron Cross - 2nd Class 1914 (Eisernes Kreuz - 2. Klasse)
• Friedrich August Kreuz - 2nd class 1914 (Friedrich August Kreuz - 2. Klasse)
• Merit Cross for War Aid 1916 (Verdienstkreuz Kriegshilfsdienst)
• Red Cross Medal 3rd Class 1898 (Rote Kreuz Medaille) 
• The Honour Cross of the First World War - Front Fighter Cross 1934 (- Ehrenkreuz des 1. Weltkrieges – Frontkämpferkreuz)
• Landwehr Service Decoration 2nd class 1913 (Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung 2. Klasse)
• Decoration for Services to the Red Cross (Austria) 1914 (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Rote Kreuz)
• War Commemorative Medal (Austria) 1933 (Kriegserinnerungsmedaille)
• Hungarian First World War Commemorative Medal 1929 (Ungarische Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille)
• War Commemorative Medal 1915/1918 (Bulgaria) 1933 (Kriegserinnerungsmedaille 1915/1918 )

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Some recent incorporations to my collection: 

- Order of Charles III

- Order of Saint Isabella the Catholic

- Order of Military Merit (white) from Alphonse XIII period with a nice detailed crown

- Order of Charles III: this is the smallest exemplar in my collection.

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2 miniature medals related to the Carlist wars in Spain in the 19th century (civil wars between 1833 and 1876).

- the medal for the Action in San Sebastian (1836)

- the medal for the Defenders of Puigcerdà (1874)

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29 minutes ago, Mark McM said:

thanks... what was the award criteria for the medal? 

The medals were awarded to lower ranked civil servants and troops, for years of service. However, with a Palm on the ribbon, it was for acts of bravery. Bronze medals only for native people.

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