Laurence Strong Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 A Knight of the Order obveres post 1950 with both languages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 The reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 The lion on the obverse is a seperate piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Laurence,Go and take a magnifying glass to have a look at the suspension ring when you have a minute : you might find a "850" or "950" silver mark denoting the cross is silver ... if not, no worries : silvered bronze ones are nice too !Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) Laurence,That is a beautiful Order! What was it awarded for? Hendrik,Welcome to the forum! RegardsPaul Edited November 26, 2005 by Paul Reck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Hello Paul, Thanks for the words of welcome. The Order of Leopold I is primarily a long service award. The one Laurence has is of the military division, recognizable by the crossed swords under the crown suspension. The civil division has nothing there, the maritime division sports crossed anchors.More on this subject and the other Belgian orders etc. can be found on my website at www.medals.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hello Paul, Thanks for the words of welcome. The Order of Leopold I is primarily a long service award. The one Laurence has is of the military division, recognizable by the crossed swords under the crown suspension. The civil division has nothing there, the maritime division sports crossed anchors.More on this subject and the other Belgian orders etc. can be found on my website at www.medals.be Hendrik, what a fantastic website I guess, you are the same Hendrik? Did you make it yourself?Again, great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Did you make it yourself? Many thanks for the kind comments on my site, Gerd I did make it myself ... easy, with Frontpage software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hendrik's site is a gold mine. Again, I can only recommand the visit. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Latest arrival with respect to this order : Commander's neck badge, civil division, bilingual. Belonged to the same chap as the breast star of the Leopold II Order in another thread and was also manufactured in '950' silver by Fisch of Brussels.[attachmentid=24187] [attachmentid=24189] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Belgian Orders can be Beautifull made 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) Here a beautifull miniature of an grandofficier of the Order of Leopold, Civil Divisionif you want to see more beautifull pictures of Belgian Orders look at these of The Royal Army Museum in Brussels Belgion National Orders Of KLM-MRA Edited March 12, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thanks to everyone who has posted their medals. They are definetly a pleasure to veiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Grand Cross of the order of Leopold Civilian division, made by P. De Greefthe model is from after 1952 (the legend is in French and Dutch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 (edited) Breast star of the grand Cross, civilian division, made by P. De Greef Edited March 31, 2006 by g_deploige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Breast star of the grand Cross, civilian division, made by P. De GreefHello Guy,Gorgeous Grand Cross set ... any pictures available of a military division set ? Anyone ? And, dare I ask, of a maritime division set ?Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 A Simple Officer Leopold I Bi-lingual with swords, UGLY swordswith Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Reverse of the medal above.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Sorry, but normally there can not be swords on the civilian division, it has to be a Military divission (swords bestween the cross an the crown) , but it happens more , so the palm is only for the military division and the golden stripe(s) ans stars on the ribbon are only for the civilian division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 [attachmentid=41696]Hello Gents,Only to give an idea how such a medal is made. Of course there are more steps, but I'm afraid I only have three items.Jef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 [attachmentid=41698]another step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Wonderfull Jeff,let's make our own orders of Leopold But one should be able to enamel them, otherwise we obtain quite blunt medals..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Wonderfull Jeff,let's make our own orders of Leopold But one should be able to enamel them, otherwise we obtain quite blunt medals.....OK, Jacky, let's have enamel it . Jef[attachmentid=41702] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Grrrrreat.let's hope you won't try to sell them on!! But that would be an other thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jef Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Grrrrreat.let's hope you won't try to sell them on!! But that would be an other thread Don't worry, Jacky. They are framed as didactic items, and that's attractive too.Jef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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