g_deploige Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Medaille militiare called model des generaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 (edited) L?gion d'honneur 3rd r?publique model with diamonds Edited April 16, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 g_deploige,Great set of medals. I love the Medaille Militaire's with the solid reverses Quality awards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 The Order of Arts et lettres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 While some may snarl, I like these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Ordre du m?rite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 While some may snarl, I like these!I wonder if Rick has tried this slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Commander ordre National du M?rite (second National oder after the Order of the L?gion d'honneur) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Everytime I see one, my knees go weak, my vision becomes blurry and my hand goes to my wallet Guess these will make Jan's eyes go all watery [attachmentid=35111] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 ...and a bit more enamel for Dan : Commander of the Order of Social Merit [attachmentid=35120] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Lovely.Despite a really helpful piece in a recent JOMSA and even in Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourrag%C3%A8reI am still trying to sort out the use of these fourrag?res (proper English plural?) on the MEDALS, especially as used on the TOE CdG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 still trying to sort out the use of these fourrag?res (proper English plural?) on the MEDALSHello Ed,I think (and it is indeed only an assumption of mine) that, as the fourrag?re is a unit distinction worn on the uniform, veterans use these mini-fourrag?res once they're out of the armed forces and in civilian clothing to show their having been awarded one. They are, of course, non-regulationary !Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 More enamel for Dan : a Knight's class of the Order of Agricultural Merit[attachmentid=35123] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 And now for some military enamel : Order of the Combattant Merit (for lack of a better translation of "Ordre du M?rite Combattant").[attachmentid=35124] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hello Ed,I think (and it is indeed only an assumption of mine) that, as the fourrag?re is a unit distinction worn on the uniform, veterans use these mini-fourrag?res once they're out of the armed forces and in civilian clothing to show their having been awarded one. They are, of course, non-regulationary !Cheers,HendrikThanks, Hendrik. That too, is my sense. That they have a legitimate "unit" place on the uniform and that their presence on the medals is an unofficial augmentation. (Actually, that Wikipedia piece isn't bad!) But they are pretty, though. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) And closing for today : an Epidemics Medal as awarded by the War Ministry, obverse and case of issue[attachmentid=35125] Edited April 17, 2006 by Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Reverse of the Epidemics Medal[attachmentid=35126] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Nice. Is any research possible on these "epidemics" medals (in all their various types)? I have always thought that they must have had interesting stories to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 More enamel for Dan : a Knight's class of the Order of Agricultural Merit[attachmentid=35123]Hi Hendrik,Well, thank you! I deeply appreciate that. It's a beaut too. In fact I've seen a few of those on Ebay and have been tempted. Perhaps now I'll have to go for one at some point. I think it would be a nice addition to the set. And I definitely want a Legion of Honor at some point.Many thanks for thinking of me and my enamel obsession. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 And now for some military enamel : Order of the Combattant Merit (for lack of a better translation of "Ordre du M?rite Combattant").[attachmentid=35124]Oooooooh! Now I don't know why but that one strikes me even more! I really love the ribbon design and colors with that particular medal design. Will definitely have to keep my eye out for that out.Ya'll are going to have to send me a rough list of pricing on these cause if I go hunting now it's like a guy going in with one shell in the chamber knowing there are like a gazillion big cats just waiting for dinner. Thanks, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) Guess these will make Jan's eyes go all watery [attachmentid=35111]They brought tears to my eyes, sheer poetry, I can almost smell the perfumes of the Sahara Edited April 17, 2006 by vatjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 ...and a bit more enamel for Dan : Commander of the Order of Social Merit [attachmentid=35120]Hi Hendrik,What's this ribbon ? It is not the correct one for the Ordre du M?rite Social. looks like a king size version of the CdG des TOE... Cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 What's this ribbon ? It is not the correct one for the Ordre du M?rite Social. looks like a king size version of the CdG des TOE... Christophe,Well spotted !!! It is indeed not the correct ribbon but one that has blue (and a lighter shade at that) and red inverted and I've been puzzled by it myself. I gave up on identifying it after not finding it among the French colonial awards. My best guess is that it might belong to a non-official veterans' society award but I'm clueless on those. Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) Nice. Is any research possible on these "epidemics" medals (in all their various types)?M?daille d'Honneur des Epid?miesCreated on 31 March 1885 and originally awarded by the Ministry of Commerce (Hygiene Dept.). Later the responsability for this medal's attribution changed quite a number of times or was shared with other ministries which lead to the following types, in chronological order :-CommerceInt?rieurHygi?neSant? PubliqueGuerreAlg?rie (within the framework of the Ministry of the Interior)MarineColoniesFrance d'Outre Mer (= type replacing the previous, colonial, one)and, finally, the present type as awarded by the Ministry of Health (Sant?)The medal is, of course, designated to reward those that rendered distinguished services during epidemics and was created following a cholera epidemic in 1884. Other important epidemics casualtywise had to be combatted in 1892-93 (cholera), 1893 and 1908 (typhus) and there was also the widespread flu epidemic at the close of WWI (1918-19).Source : Guide des Ordres Civils fran?ais et ?trangers, des m?dailles d'honneur et des m?dailles de soci?t? - Author : Andr? Souyris-Rolland Edited April 18, 2006 by Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_deploige Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) Grand Officer Ordre National du M?rite 2nd type Edited April 19, 2006 by g_deploige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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