Medal Bar w/ Swedish awards.

[rujab]

Ja das ist meine 

[JohanH]

It's a very nice medalbar with the unusual 2nd class order of the Sword. 

 

Of a total of 687 awarded 2nd class orders

149 went to Germans (all states)

71 went to Prussians

 

So it's not that common to find. 

[JohanH]

On 04/06/2021 at 07:41, JohanH said:

Just glad to be able to help!

It sure is a great medalbar you have!

 

I think you should try to contact the Carl and Liselett Diem Archive and ask them if they know of any photos that shows his medalbar or if they can confirm that he had the Romanian order (just to verify that it really is his medals). 

 

The Swedish Olympic commemorative medal of 1912 was according to several sources awarded around 650 times. So it's a bit unusual and not the most common medal. 

 

I have a great miniature chain on it's way (it's stuck in the Swedish customs atm) that has the olympic medal of 1912 on it. The chain have belonged to one of the Swedish pistol shooters that won a team gold medal and a individual silver medal during the 1912 Olympics. 

 

As promised. 

Here are the miniature of the Swedish Olympic Medal of 1912. 

Mounted on the chain of miniatures that belonged to Paulus Palén, Swedish Olympic shooter. 

 

[rujab]

Hallo JohanH 

Bitte zeige mal die ganze Kette.

Gruss Rudi

[JohanH]

22 hours ago, rujab said:

Hallo JohanH 

Bitte zeige mal die ganze Kette.

Gruss Rudi

I’ll post the entire chain when I get home next weekend. 

I also have another mini of the olympic medal i can post at the same time. 

[JohanH]

As promised. Here are the entire miniature chain. 

 

Next to the Olympic medal there should be a North Star Order.

What the other missing medals are I'm not sure of. Not yet anyway. 

 

 

[JohanH]

Here are my other example of a miniature with it's full size brother. 

 

Supposedly both medals was awarded to the famous Swedish count Eric von Rosen. 

The same von Rosen who donated the first aircraft to Finland and was brother-in-law with Hermann Göring. 

 

But without documents to prove it. Who knows...

 

[JohanH]

On 26/06/2021 at 15:48, Claudius said:

Just a quick update;

 

The contact at the Carl und Liselott Diem -Archiv was most helpful.  He provided me with information that I hope to further explore, however the Archiv will be closed until July 25.  Stay tuned. 

Hello Claudius!

 

Did you manage to find any more information or pictures of Diem?

 

I have what I believe is a complete list of all foreign recipients of the Olympic commemorative medal of 1912.