Great Dane Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Gentlemen,Thought I would kick off the new year by showing this Swedish miniature bar. Not really directly my field of interest (Danish ODMs), but the couple of Danish miniatures had me going for it.It belongs to an - apparently compassionate - Swede (name unknown), with all the Red Cross related awards.The ODMs are (I apologize if the english translations are not 100% the correct one):1. Sweden. Home Guard Medal of Merit in Gold2. Sweden. Swedish Red Cross Medal of Merit in Gold3. Sweden. Swedish Red Cross Medal of Merit in Silver4. Sweden. Swedish Civil Defense Assoc. Medal of Merit in Silver5. Sweden. Swedish Civil Defense Assoc. Badge of Merit in Gold6. Sweden. Swedish Red Cross Badge of Merit7. Sweden. Unknown8. Denmark. Medal of Liberty - Pro Dania9. Denmark. Danish Red Cross Badge of Honour10. Norway. Order of St. Olav11. Norway. Norwegian Red Cross Badge of Honour12. Finland. Order of Liberty13. Finland. Winter War Commemoration Medal (in bronze for foreigners)14. France. Legion of Honour15. Belgium. Order of Leopold I16. Poland. Polish Red Cross medal17. Greece. Greek Red Cross medal (with 2 stars on ribbon)Some of the ribbons are a bit faded on the front - especially the blue colour.What I would like to know is - of course - who the recipient was, although I don't expect anyone here to come up with an answer. I know the Danish Red Cross award (no. 9) has only been awarded 51 times (until 1990), but I don't know of any official lists of recipients. Ah, well... something to do in the new year But maybe you gentlemen can answer these questions:What is award no. 7? The reverse is blank but with Swedish hallmarks. It is obviously Swedish but what is it?What does the 2 stars on the Greek Red Cross ribbon signify?I'll post a closeup of the unknown Swedish award in the next post./Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Here is a close-up of the unknown Swedish medal. As mentioned the reverse is blank with Swdish hallmarks./Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 That looks like the coat or arms of my town, Gothenburg (G?teborg). G?teborg coat of arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRA Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hello Mike!I think you have G?teborgs stads f?rtj?nsttecken (1948-04-29, 819 recipients to date) as medal number 7 on your bar. The ribbon is faded, but it should be looking like this; By the look of the other Swedish medals, it seems like they date from 1950-1973 (Gustaf IV Adolf). PM me your e-mail address if you?re interested in the list of the recipients of the Gothenburg medal, as well as the statutes.Greetings/GRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimj Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's no mystery, it's the medal of merit of Gothenburg. If you can make out the hallmark year you should be able to match it with this list of recipients: http://www4.goteborg.se/prod/sk/goteborg.n...en?OpenDocumentNice bar by the Way!! /Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Fantastic GRA, you are right - the ribbon is blue and white striped (the reverse is much fresher in color).Kim, thanks for the link to the list. The miniature is marked D9 which should be 1954. There are only 18 recipients from 1954 on the list, but I'll research those from 1955 and 1956 as well (since I assume the hallmark is when the badge was made, not when it was awarded?).I'm off to my library to investigate further... thanks a lot gentlemen /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I love to read this sort of thread. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvart Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I love to see bars like this!! Amazing!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) Göteborgs Stads förtjänstmedalj from medalj.nu: http://medalj.nu/ribbon_info.asp?build=&showgroups=A-Z/0/se&visitor={BAFED6C4-A9A0-4752-B025-783BD68EB21D}&listmode=0&login=&medal={F732E421-2C7A-4927-B981-92559DD8547F} Edited June 3, 2010 by Lukasz Gaszewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Hello Lukasz, what a nice decoration. Is it for swap - than I am interested in. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopsi Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) Yes medal nr 7 is: City of Göteborg (Gothenburgh) medal of merit in gold. Edited June 3, 2010 by Mopsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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