ricky1972 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hello all,In 1920, the government of Brazil sends the Armored Cruiser "S?o Paulo" to bring the Belgium King Alberto I for a official visit to Brazil.Here?s the beautiful medal given to sailors that escorted the King during this period.Cheers,Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ricardo,That is a beautiful medal! How many were awarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hello Paul,I think that very few were awarded - just to selected sailors and officers that served in the Cruiser.Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think that very few were awarded - just to selected sailors and officers that served in the Cruiser.Quite right : a not so common medal ! Besides the selected Brasilian crew members, the Belgian delegation on board also received the medal. A number of unawarded surplus ones were discovered in a Brasilian warehouse a few years ago and were "brought home" by a Belgian medal dealer.A word of warning : quite good copies of this medal do exist.Ricardo, yours looks fine, even to the ribbon being inverted which is - if I'm not mistaken - the usual error with originals : officially, the green stripe is to the left when viewing the obverse of the medal :-)If you ever spot another one, feel free to contact me !Cheers, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi Hendrik,Can you tell me more about what makes you think my medal is a original?I bought this medal from a antiques shop in Rio de Janeiro.Thanks,Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Here?s two examples from some friends here in Brazil.The green stripe always on the right side... Edited January 8, 2009 by ricky1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 this is a very nice Belgian medal and it would be a great match with a medal of "the Royal Household of Albert I"If you could match this medal with a medal of the Royal Household of Albert I (for foreigners and/or belgians) it would be a beautiful and extremely rare medal set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hello Ricardo,The light colour of the bronze used for the medal (copies are usually darker) and the crown suspension (different shape and solid instead of open with copies).The medal was originally awarded while wrongly mounted on the ribbon so the yellow stripe being on the right is how the Brasilian sailors would have received it :-)Example of a copy :Cheers, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hendrik,Thanks for the reply and the copy image!!OMG!! It?s a very good copy I?ll keep my eyes open to find another one for you...Cheers,Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Dear Ricky1972 and HendrikSee here my medalGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi Guy!!Wonderful and cased Thanks for sharing!!!Cheers,Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gldank Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Very nice Guy,Again, Thank you for sharing!! Are there any more there for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcollect Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Very nice Guy,Again, Thank you for sharing!! Are there any more there for sale? Can anyone help me with the value of a original example ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky1972 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Can anyone help me with the value of a original example ?I?m not trying to make anyone jealous, but I found my medal for USD50 in a local antiques shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcollect Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 :speechless1: 50 USD was a good price !!i payed a lot more for my exampleyou can see my cased example on my sitehttp://www.dcollect.net/collection/BELGIUM...of_the_roy.htmlthanks , dcollect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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