BalkanCollector Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 This ribbon is currently for sale on ebay and it's being sold as a black ribbon bar for Tito's funeral. I've never seen anything like this nor have I read about these black ribbon bars. Any information will be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Looks like a ribbon bar of the Order of St john or the Order of malta. The Tito mourning ribbon has the most powerful stench of bull to have come out of e-bay for many a year and enough comes out of there to fertilise half of the USA. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I have never heard of any case of a 'mourning ribbon'' - state morning is indicated by a black armband on the left sleeve. Personal mourning when in uniform is indicated by covering a button (think it's the 2nd one from the top) with black cloth. The Norwegian and Swedish royal families are given to medals to mark personal rather than state milestones - but the only black ribboned example I can think of was Sweden's King Gustav V, for whom a Memorial Funeral Medal was issued in 1951 for participation in his funeral the previous year. Sweden also has the Royal Order of the Northern Star, which had a black ribbon until 1975 (then they changed to a yellow-edged blue one). Yugoslavia's never had anything with a black ribbon at all. I agree with Paul's assessment... although I smell fish rather than bovine manure :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Thank you both for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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