What is it?

[bryansk1959]

Please help:what is it?Real award or fantasy?Thanks.

[Rogi]

There have been a couple similar ones in the forum in the past, it looks like those circus ringmaster pieces, they mostly seem to imitate orders/medals.

Although the quality on this one looks good, I would wait on another members opinion before passing on this piece as it could be legit. It remind me of Denmark's Order of St. John and since I dont collect these pieces there is a decent probability of it belonging to the Order.

[bryansk1959]

Many thanks.More opinion please.

[Claudius]

 

I also think it looks like the Order of St. John.

[paul wood]

It's one of those quasi official chapters where you tend to have to make sizeable donations to become a member.

Paul

[bryansk1959]

Thanks for an interesting opinion.

[Elmar Lang]

Hello,

Paul sounds very optimistic with his "quasi" regarding the official character of certain "maltese" Chapters.

In Italy, we call these rather flourishing orders as "Ordini farlocchi", that is impossible to translate in English, but is a more colourful synonym of "self-styled orders".

All the best,

Enzo (E.L.)

 

 

Edited February 28, 2016 by Elmar Lang

[paul wood]

But quite costly to style oneself.

Paul