My finds of today

[Stuka f]

Here is what I got today;

 

[peter monahan]

Very nice haul!  What's the lovely light blue enamelled one on the top left? 

[Laurence Strong]

Nice haul

 

I too would like a close up of the light blue one, as well as the one below it and to the left. It appears to have the ribbon for the "Commemorative Decoration for the 50th Anniversary of the Belgian Railroad" with the wrong medal.......

 

 

Cheers

Larry

[Stuka f]

Hey guy's, thanks for your comments!

I have a pic of the light blue one, who is a mistery so far! It says "exposition de bruxelles 1909", but thing is there was no expo in Brussels that year...

 

It is 9,8 cm high and weight is 22 gr.

Edited February 13, 2016 by Stuka f

[Laurence Strong]

Interesting, the exposition was in Nancy that year..

 

 

 

Cheers

Larry

[Stuka f]

Indeed.

[Laurence Strong]

Would it be possible to get close ups of the medals I have posted?

 

 

 

Thanks

Larry

 

 

Edited February 15, 2016 by Laurence Strong

[Stuka f]

Hey Larry,

sure thing!

I planned to do it earlyer, but lots of work and battery's are loading now.I'll try later this evening or tomorrow.

[Stuka f]

It is night here, so this is the best I could do.

I'll make better one's tomorrow.

 

[Laurence Strong]

Thanks for that

 

Are they all silver? What's the ribbon for on the first one?

 

 

 

Cheers

Larry

[Paul R]

Great finds!  That exhibition medal is interesting.  Perhaps it was initially slated to be there, but was moved after the medal was struck?  I cant wait to see how this one pans out. 

[Stuka f]

@Larry,

here some pic's in daylight!

No idea for the ribbon.

And probably a silver finition on the other two medals; because I can't find any hallmarks and seem to spot a cupper colour in the deep side cuts...

 

[Stuka f]

@ Larry,

the ribbon on the first medal seems right, as I found a similar one in a other collection.

Problem is the guy doesn't know eighter what the ribbon means.

My wild guess would be; home guards (garde civique). Because that is the type of green color those guy's used to wear (for a majority!).

[Stuka f]

A collegue came up with the sollution.

The medal was a commemorative medal for the 25 years of the inauguration of the reign of Leopold I.

Ribbon is 37 mm large (in total!); green 1mm/amarant 6mm/ green 23mm/amarant 6mm and green1mm.

[Laurence Strong]

On ‎2‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 09:14, Stuka f said:

A collegue came up with the sollution.

The medal was a commemorative medal for the 25 years of the inauguration of the reign of Leopold I.

Ribbon is 37 mm large (in total!); green 1mm/amarant 6mm/ green 23mm/amarant 6mm and green1mm.

Well here is my issue and I am not saying you are incorrect, however on Hendricks page it shows a different ribbon than the one posted.......Could the ribbon be different between the cross and the medal?

http://users.skynet.be/hendrik/  It's in the Leo I section of "Other Medals".

 

 

If its a real one it would be extremely rare as it seems only 1000 were issued!!

 

 

 

Cheers

Larry

[Stuka f]

Thanks for pointing this out!

I did check Hendricks page, in search of my medal, but couldn't find it there.

I however didn't check again when I got the info...Back to scratch....; I guess....! 

And ask where the original info came from.

To be continued.

[Stuka f]

According to what I just stumbled on there would be different medals for officers, NCO and soldiers;

 

Info can be find at the end of page one on; http://jcth.skynetblogs.be/

cheers

|<ris

[Hendrik]

7 hours ago, Laurence Strong said:

Well here is my issue and I am not saying you are incorrect, however on Hendricks page it shows a different ribbon than the one posted.......Could the ribbon be different between the cross and the medal?

The answer to that question is a definite "yes" as 3 different colour patterns have been described :

a. green with a purple side stripe near both edges (30 mm or 37 mm ribbon width),

b. purple with a green side stripe near the edges (30 mm or 37 mm ribbon width), i.e. as the ribbon above in this thread,

c. same as b. with an added green stripe down the centre (36 mm or 40 mm width).

Source : Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, André Charles Borné

Regards,

Hendrik

[Laurence Strong]

Many thanks to both of you for the info. Going to have to buy that book.

 

Kris could you forward a link to  the photo you posted.

 

 

 

Cheers

Larry

[Stuka f]

Hey Larry,

the link is in the same message at the end of the post!

cheers

|<ris

[Laurence Strong]

Seen. Thank you. 

 

Cheers

Larry

 

[Stuka f]

Here is what I got today.

A other telegraphe medal; with a ribbon this time but still missing the back central button....