Flávio P.Z.Peixoto Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Can someone help me to identify the last medal of Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Bragança. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Likely Saxe-Ernestine House Order [he attained grand cross rank]. In addition, he held at least : Grand Cross BRAZIL Oder of Pedro I, Order of the Southern Cross, Order of the Rose BELGIUM Order of Leopold BULGARIA Order of St. Alexander FRANCE Order of the Legion of Honor PORTUGAL Order of the Tower & Sword SPAIN Order of Charles III TUSCANY Order of St. Joseph A career officer in the Austro-Hungarian navy, the prince may have earned other A-H awards besides those shown in the image. He sailed on many 'show the flag' voyages perhaps receiving other 'foreign' decorations. Edited March 12, 2022 by 922F spelchek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flávio P.Z.Peixoto Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thank you very much for your help, the prince also participated in a diplomatic trip to Japan, so it is possible that he also has the Order of the Rising Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 You are welcome, my pleasure. I seem to recall [perhaps from the book Once a Grand Duke by Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia] that he received a Russian award too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flávio P.Z.Peixoto Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 thank you very much for everyone's help, I find it difficult that it is the Order of the Redeemer because in all his pictures he is using it and I don't think he would give it more importance than his other Orders. It might not be the Order of Saxe either, but looking at this photo there appears to be spheres at the tip of the cross (or I'm just seeing wrong), which also rules out the Greek Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdC26 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Kleine Dekoration zum Großkreuz des SEHO"s, perhaps? King Ferdinand of Bulgaria had one - with swords, of course (pic and description ex Zeige). The new shot posted above shows what could be lions, and the ribbon w in both pics could be a match (unlike the ribbon for the Greek order of the Redemeer, which is blue and white). Kind regards, Sandro Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden, Kleindekoration zum Großkreuz mit Schwertern "E" Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha aus dem Besitz des Zaren Ferdinand I. von Bulgarien. Kreuz Gold emailliert, Kreuzarme mit kleinen Chips, durchbrochene Krone, am Dreiecksband, im Verleihungsetui mit goldgeprägter Krone. Bekanntlich war die Firma Rothe in Wien der Hoflieferant des Zaren und so wurde auch diese Dekoration in Wien angefertigt. Provenienz: "Collection of King Ferdinand I. of Bulgaria", Sothebys London 1998 Los 231. Edited March 21, 2022 by GdC26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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