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[Jacky]

Any more pictures??

Jef, with such beautifull malls,

I think you have also some full size official medals???!!

Would you mind showing them off??

Greetzz

[Jef]

Any more pictures??

Jef, with such beautifull malls,

I think you have also some full size official medals???!!

Would you mind showing them off??

Greetzz

Hello Jacky,

Thank you for your encouragement, but I don't have anything special. Only the most common things.

If I post a message, I have a question, or I would like to help a fellow member with information. I don't want to bore you with the most common medals.

best regards,

Jef

[Jacky]

Even common medals can't be always boring!!!

But it is allowed to remain quiet

Thanks for your answer anyway.

[g_deploige]

See here a beautifull Officers cross, from the time that orders where made by juwellers

Look at the "I" in the middle of the Royal monogram

Edited August 30, 2006 by g_deploige

[g_deploige]

ande here an other one

Look at the "II" in the middle of the Royal monogram (made by Heremans Brussels, periode of King Leopold II)

Edited August 30, 2006 by g_deploige

[g_deploige]

and here a commander cross made By Heremans Brussels

[g_deploige]

For more beautifull pictures of old Orders of Leopold look at the website of the Royal Army Museum in Brussels CLICK HERE

Edited August 30, 2006 by g_deploige

[Laurence Strong]

Those are stunnigly beautiful. Thanks for posting them

[Jef]

See here a beautifull Officers cross, from the time that orders where made by juwellers

Look at the "I" in the middle of the Royal monogram

Hello Guy,

Nice crosses you have there. When seeing your post i immediately compared my Leo orders.

In your message you stated: " ...from the time that orders where made by jewellers"

Does this mean a cross with a "I" in the middle of the Royal monogram has a makers mark from the juweller? I have two with a "I", but I wasn't able to find any mark.

Kind regards,

Jef

[g_deploige]

Hello Guy,

Nice crosses you have there. When seeing your post i immediately compared my Leo orders.

In your message you stated: " ...from the time that orders where made by jewellers"

Does this mean a cross with a "I" in the middle of the Royal monogram has a makers mark from the juweller? I have two with a "I", but I wasn't able to find any mark.

Kind regards,

Jef

Dear Jef

There are no marks in them, even in the first crosses made in 1832 some time you find the monogram with I in the middle, what is sure is that those with a II are made by Heremans, periode of Leopold II, at the periode of King Albert I we find some time back a I in the Monogram.

Edited August 30, 2006 by g_deploige

[Jef]

Dear Jef

There are no marks in them, even in the first crosses made in 1832 some time you find the monogram with I in the middle, what is sure is that those with a II are made by Heremans, periode of Leopold II, at the periode of King Albert I we find some time back a I in the Monogram.

Hello Guy,

Thank you for the explanation. On this occasion i would like to congratulate you with your study about Militair Ereteken/ D?coration Militaire of 2004. A great reference book.

kind regards,

Jef

[g_deploige]

Hello Guy,

Thank you for the explanation. On this occasion i would like to congratulate you with your study about Militair Ereteken/ D?coration Militaire of 2004. A great reference book.

kind regards,

Jef

Thanks for the compliments

[g_deploige]

Here a knight cross military division. I only saw a few of this kind of cross made as some L?gion d'honneurs with the leaves worked out.

Edited September 2, 2006 by g_deploige

[g_deploige]

some details

[g_deploige]

for the end

[ErikMuller]

for the end

Nice Guy! I would love to see that one 'live' at the end of the month!

[Hendrik]

I would love to see that one 'live' at the end of the month!

... and I intend to be looking over your shoulder when you do Really gorgeous one !!!

[paddywhack]

heres mine!!! some twat had painted the crown and lion with matt gold paint! iv since gotten it all off and it looks amazing with proper guilding on it!!! very nice!!!

[Jacky]

Nice medal,

But I don't think that it had been painted by someone, more likely by the jeweller since I believe it to be an officers cross.

If you look at the ribbon, there is a hole and a circular "shadow-shape" to be seen on the ribbon,

there belonged an rosette to denote the officers class instead of the knights class.

Kind regards,

Jacky

[oli4vercammen]

heres mine!!! some twat had painted the crown and lion with matt gold paint! iv since gotten it all off and it looks amazing with proper guilding on it!!! very nice!!!

Oh I remember that one I'm glad that you got rid of the paint of that terrorist (hey, it wasn't me )! are you still looking for that rosette? An old one is going to be impossible and a new one is going to be expensive, I'll warn you!

[oli4vercammen]

Nice medal,

But I don't think that it had been painted by someone, more likely by the jeweller since I believe it to be an officers cross.

If you look at the ribbon, there is a hole and a circular "shadow-shape" to be seen on the ribbon,

there belonged an rosette to denote the officers class instead of the knights class.

Kind regards,

Jacky

Jacky, I sold Paddywhack that one. You had to see that, it was a true horrorshow, before I handeled it and sold it to Paddywhack. I believe that are my pictures, before he restored it.

There where plastic diamonds glued on it and the crown had a thick layer of gold paint on it (the horror, the horror, the horror )

I removed the diamonds and the thick layers of some sort of glue.

I like to see the final result Paddywhack. Do you have pictures?

here wil follow pictures how I got it:

[Jacky]

Yuk..

Maybe could he show us the pictures,

The tale of the ugly duck

Kind regards,

Jacky

[paddywhack]

will get some pics and you know what!! i found a ribbion and rosssete for the medal to!! pics coming to!!

[paddywhack]

about the best pics i can get!! what you think?? i just didnt have the heart to take the old ribbion off so i put the new ribbion over the old one!!!bit of a mess but thats life!!!

Edited November 1, 2006 by paddywhack

[paddywhack]

and another!!