Romania All roads lead to Romania.

[Blitz]

I have been working for the whole summer and at some point started to assess what kind of funds would be available to me for collecting at the summers end. So I did the math. Then I started to wonder what I would buy. Something from imperial Germany. I thought about it and thought about it. Asked advice, opinions. After a month of thinking I was still nowhere. I Couldn't make up my mind. So I thought to myself that this shouldn't be so hard. And I decided. Since there was no way to meet any of my substantial collecting goals with my level of income, I had to shift to something where I could get something really interesting. And in the end the choise was simple; Romania.

After a looong period of silence and empty mailboxes wednesday changed everything. A parcel came in the mail.

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But that wasn't the end of this week, oh no.. I made a trip to a collector friends place and to Helsinki where I picked up even more things..

And where there was only one...

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..now there are many. :jumping:

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First off: 1st type Grand Officers set, made by Resch. The finest quality.

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The Star, the first order's star I have ever acquired..

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The cross up close..

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Reverses..

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The NICE BIG case with the cypher of Michael I.

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Two Crown order commanders side by side. Note the difference in size between 1st and 2nd types.

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Two minor siblings. Crown order knight's crosses with swords 1st and 2nd types. I find the old 1st type especially interesting since it has short swords and on the reverse side.. I'm sure that Carol can help me out here.

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Reverse's.

[Carol I]

Nice collection Antti. Congratulations!

Two minor siblings. Crown order knight's crosses with swords 1st and 2nd types. I find the old 1st type especially interesting since it has short swords and on the reverse side.. I'm sure that Carol can help me out here.

This thread might provide some answers: Modified Romanian Royal awards being sold as ORIGINAL.

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More detail. Damaged, old, yes I know. But with swords!

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Two star order commanders, 2nd type with and without swords..

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Reverses..

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Commanders together..

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Cases...

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Resch labels..

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Another...

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And all of them together... Thanks for watching and feel free to comment. And thanks for the info Carol!

[Guest Rick Research]

Now you need

medal bars

because all the lower classes look MUCH better in GROUPS than alone.

I think the Crown of Rumania would be my 4th favorite Order in the world. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

[Carol I]

I think the Crown of Rumania would be my 4th favorite Order in the world. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

What are the other three, Rick?

[Blitz]

Now you need

medal bars

because all the lower classes look MUCH better in GROUPS than alone.

I think the Crown of Rumania would be my 4th favorite Order in the world. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

Yeah thats true..