Serbia Serbia - KARAGEORGE BRAVERY AWARD

[andyg]

Would like to share this award I got today.They were awarded to the lower ranks and came in 3 date versions,1916,1917,1918.

[andyg]

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[andyg]

My collection so far.3 x class 4's . gold 1918 gold 1916

[Emanuel]

Great addition to your collection AndyG.

A Silver Order of Karadjordje in superb condition!!

Congrats

[SasaYU]

You have some rare beauties there andyg.

Congratulations and thank you for showing your collection to us.

:cheers:

[paja]

Really beautiful pieces! Is that pin in the box some kind of Karadjordje star receiver's pin? Haven't seen pins like that before...

[andyg]

Yes ,its the association tie pin

[SasaYU]

Can you post a close-up of the pin please ?

[andyg]

sasaYU ,will have to wait till mid December when Im back home.

[SasaYU]

OK. Waiting.

Thank you.

[Emanuel]

Hi All,

I manage today to take a few shots of my Karadjordje Bravery Gold Star 1914-1916 Award.

Hope you like it, more pics at the following link:

***My collection***

[paja]

Emanuel thanks for pics, you have a beautiful collection!

I have a Karageorge star with swords IV class, it's part of my family's heritage, but unfortunatly it's in pretty bad condition.

[paja]

Back side:

[Emanuel]

Pozdrav Pajo druze moj

Thank you for your good words.

Despite the fact that you have a broken Star here, it's still very rare, Arthus Bertrand Mark maker Karageorge IV class.

You had to see this version you got without crown above 2 head Eagles in Mint condition, astonishing....

Nevertheless,family item as you said and you are proud I am sure about it as you had to be a real fighter, even among Officers to get it...

I like it a lot.

Cheers Paja

[paja]

Pozdrav Emanuele, hvala:)

You're right, I am very proud of this order and my ancestors, before WW2 many of them were officers.

In that book* we talked about, there are lists of how many Karageorge stars with swords were awarded.

Karageorge star with swords I class total 17 Serbs 3

Karageorge star with swords II class total 18 Serbs 4

Karageorge star with swords III class total 198 Serbs 118

Karageorge star with swords IV class total 1317 Serbs 1146

Karageorge star with swords in gold total 1111 Serbs 1074

Karageorge star with swords in silver total 2285 Serbs 1449

Cheers

*Vitezovi Karadjordjeve zvezde sa macevima (Knights of the Karageorge Star with Swords), Tomislav S. Vlahović

[SasaYU]

Pajo,

no matter the damage, your Karageorge star is great.

As it is a part of your family's heritage i have no doubt it's value is unmeasurable to you.

Congratulations.

Cestitam druze.

:beer:

[kodza]

Some picture of Karageorge star in my collection

[kodza]

III class

[kodza]

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[paja]

SasaYU thank you for kind words.

Kodza those are beautiful looking stars you got, especially III class with swords, haven't seen many of those.

[andyg]

OK. Waiting.

Thank you.

the pin

[andyg]

the rear

[SasaYU]

NICE!

Thank you very much.

Edited January 5, 2010 by SasaYU

[Noor]

Not my collecting area but I picked up this nice 1914-1916 Silver class Karageorge award from Dublin yesterday.

Does anyone can determinate the maker?

Edited August 21, 2012 by Noor

[Noor]

No need to comment. I needed quickly some funding and I sticked this cross up on sale. Because from where I got it, I am sure it was awarded to someone from any local Irish regiments, who fought in Balkans, but unfortunately I can't confirm it and I just can't keep everything, what I have and do not fit with my current collecting interest.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Noor