g_deploige Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Here a miniature from the order of Danebrog, Periode of King Christian X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 And a commander's badge, Queen Margareth cypher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lars K Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 My first contribution to this exellent forum: a Commander's star with some traces of being wornKRLars K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lars K Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Lars, that's a killer Here are three miniatures, 1st and 2nd class Knight (Fredrik IX 1947-1972) and the Dannebrogmannen(Christian X 1912-1947).KRPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBoy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Truly one of my all-time favourite orders...great acquisitions guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) A commanders cross periode Christian X Edited April 11, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Another Commander's Cross from the reign of Christian X: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Officer's Cross, Christian X: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Nice to see these, thanks everyone. Given the comparatively strict Danish rules on the return of awards after the recipient's death, they don't turn up so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Lars, your commander's star is a beautiful piece of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) All officially issued insignia remain the property of the order and have to be restituted on the dead of or resignation or cancellation of the recipients. Frequent reminders have been sent out and lost insignia had to be paid for. Many awards to foreign recipients could not be recovererd, however and these can found in museums and collections. Edited April 11, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Nice items Inspired by the thread, here is some from my own collection. Denmark was one of the last countries in Europe to abandon the embroidered crosses/stars (as late as 1909), so most receipients hade metal stars privately made. These privately made stars are of course not obliged to be returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) on the next link of the Royal Army Museum of brussels you can see a breaststar circa 1808, made by C.G. Hielm Edited April 11, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Dave,Regarding your Officer's cross, Christian X:The knight class was not divided into Officer and Knight until 1952, and King Christian X died in 1947. However a lot of Knight cross holders didn't like the idea of being 'pushed one step down', so they mounted a rosette on the ribbon to symbolize the former one-class Knight class /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) Today and tomorow there is an Aktion by Andreas Thiesone of the objects (Nr 57 is an order group of Generaluitenants Johann v Ewald (1755-1813)see photo of the beautifull group withe the order of the danenbrogJohann v Edwald was the commander of the Kurhessischen J?ger in the Independants war of Americaparticipated in the batlle of Philadelphia 16th of june 1777, Battle of Brandywine 11th september 1777, battle of Germantown against general Armstrong, battle by Guildford Court House, North Carolina March 1781, by the battle of Yorktown he was posted on de York Rivers by Gloucester, Virginia. (he was on the site of the British) Edited April 11, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 the Danenbrogs of this set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Yup, I saw that one already. Now, if only I had 45.000+ Euros... One thing puzzles me with this lot:Ewald must have received the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog after 1808, when the Grand Cross embroidered star had the new legend in the picture (before 1808 the legend was RE STI TU TOR on the four cross arms). But the reverse of the Grand Cross badge shows the cypher of Frederik IV who ruled 1699-1730! Thus when Frederik IV died, Ewald wasn't even born!(The reverse of the badge is on another picture in the catalog).Very strange... /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Here are two of my embroidered stars. Both are almost mint condition, and were probably replaced with privately made metal stars right away.I bought the Grand Cross on the right last week, so hopefully it's in the mail... /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) One thing puzzles me with this lot:Ewald must have received the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog after 1808, when the Grand Cross embroidered star had the new legend in the picture (before 1808 the legend was RE STI TU TOR on the four cross arms). But the reverse of the Grand Cross badge shows the cypher of Frederik IV who ruled 1699-1730! Thus when Frederik IV died, Ewald wasn't even born!(The reverse of the badge is on another picture in the catalog).Very strange... May by he was given a cross that was returned to the chancellery with an old kings monograme !? Who knows Edited April 11, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Last year I visited the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen en saw this beautifull breast star full of diamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 And this beautifull collar, but there is so mutch more to see ... you have to visit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 And here is my collection of... no... wait... I don't have anything that can compete with THAT! /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holgerdanske Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hoping to go to Copenhagen in the next couple of years. Think I know where my first port of call will be now....... thanks for all the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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