Some bits and pieces from my small collection

phaethon · 17-02-2011 9:30pm

Netherlands...

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. Cross for Important War Actions; Expedition Cross with the clasp “Atjeh 1873-1890” (Kruis voor Belangrijke Krijgsverrigtingen) Type 1, 2nd issue, Model C from 1873[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2. Decoration for Long, Honourable and Faithful Service in the Royal Dutch Navy (Onderscheidingsteken voor Langdurige, Eerlijke en Trouwe Dienst bij de Koninklijke Marine) 1851 - 1905 issue[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. Officer’s Long Service Decoration, 15 years (Onderscheidingen voor eervolle langdurige werkelijke dienst als officier, 15 jaar) by J.M.I van Wielik of The Hague[/FONT]

phaethon · 17-02-2011 9:36pm

Bulgaria
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. Commemorative Medal for the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885, silver (awarded 60,000 times)
2. Commemorative Medal for the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885, bronze (awarded around 30,000 times)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. Royal Medal for Merit, bronze, Boris III[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4. Royal Order for Bravery, Soldier’s Cross, IV class, 1879-1914[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]5. Bulgaria Red Cross Merit Medal for flying corps (?)[/FONT]

phaethon · 17-02-2011 9:40pm

Belgium Order of the Crown, Silver Palms. Early issue with the box

phaethon · 17-02-2011 9:48pm

One random imperial Germany photo between, what I picked up few moths ago..

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Herzog Ulrich Maria Ludwig Philipp Joseph Anton Herzog von Württemberg [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif](13 June 1877 - 13 June 1944)[/FONT]

Got it unnamed but breast star gave him away:D. Something what usually junior officer's don't wear.

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Ulrich Maria Herzog von Württemberg was born on 13 June 1877 at Gmünden-am-Traunsee, Austria. He was the son of Phillipp Alexander Maria Ernst Herzog von Württemberg and Maria Theresa Anna Erzherzogin von Österreich. He died on 13 June 1944 at age 67 at Altshausen, Wurttemberg, Germany.
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Ulrich Maria Herzog von Württemberg gained the title of Herzog von Württemberg.1 He was baptised with the name of Ulrich Maria Ludwig Philipp Joseph Anton von Württemberg.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Entered to service 10th March 1904[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Rittmeister October 1905[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Oberst 10th June 1913 [/FONT]

Photo was made when he served in [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Ulanen-Regiment „König Wilhelm I.“ (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 20[/FONT]

phaethon · 17-02-2011 9:51pm

French buttonaire from Mexico cmpaign

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Médaille militaire (Military Medal)
- Médaille de l'expédition du Mexique. 1862 – 1863 (Mexico Expedition Medal 1862 – 1863)[/FONT]

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:30am

Bavaria (Bayern) [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]King Ludwig Cross (König Ludwig-Kreuz)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Established by King Ludwig III on 7 January 1916 to government officials and volunter civilians for war effort. The Cross was striked in the Royal Bavarian Mint in Munich.[/FONT]

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:31am

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Saxe-Altenburg Bravery Medal (Tapferkeitsmedaille), 1918-1919[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Established by Duke Ernst II on 20 February 1915. Originally made in bronze, in 1918 shortages caused the medal to be issued in grey zinc. It was small Dutch and only about 2,300 medals in zinc were made.[/FONT]

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:39am

Two different types of ring system medals - Baden [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Commemorative Medal for 1849 (Gedächtnis-Medaille für 1849)[/FONT]

Established by Grand Duke Leopold on 9 August 1849 as a commemorative medal for the forces who helped restore order in the Baden.

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:42am

Some nice British ribbon bars as wwell;)

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:43am

Boer war and First World War metal ribbon bar

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:51am

Baden [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz)[/FONT]

Established by Grand Duke Friedrich II on 9 September 1916

phaethon · 18-02-2011 12:58am

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Brunswick War Merit Cross, 2nd class (Braunschweig Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse)[/FONT]
Establised by Duke Ernst August on 23 October 1914, as a one class, bravery/merit award in action. On 20 March 1918, a first class of the Cross was created in pinback. After that this cross became a second class and awarding criterias had similarities as a Prussian Iron Cross.

will continue coming evenings

HerrScheisse · 19-02-2011 8:37pm

Hi Phaeton,

Just looked through that again and I must say you have quite a varied and extensive collection.

I particularly like the workmanship on the Serbian Order of St.Sava. I also like the Polish Lithuanian-Belorussian Front badge - beautiful piece.

I see you have quite some Japanese orders, something I am interested in but never took the plunge since I have not done enough research on their awards yet.

I haven't come across may of these awards yet and I have been to quite a few shops outside Ireland. May I ask where you picked most of it up - was it online or through fairs?

Thanks!

phaethon · 19-02-2011 9:20pm

Thanks!

I mainly get my stuff from fellow collectors who I know from different countries or online. I havenät picked up many items from here because high prices (lets say like it is - overpriced) and lots of copies. However, I have find some very good bargains as well.

Regarding Japanese awards.... I haven't post up most of my Japanese medals yet. I will try to scan them in coming weeks.

Here is some another items:

French The Colonial Medal (la Médaille Coloniale), 1st type, with rare Tonkin clasp 1893-1898

phaethon · 19-02-2011 9:23pm

French Legion of Honour, 3rd Republic (1871-1951)

phaethon · 19-02-2011 9:25pm

1911 Coronation Metropolitan Police Medal. Named to P.C. F. PENFOLD. (looking ribbon and pin for that).

phaethon · 19-02-2011 9:34pm

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Imperial Germany. Reuss. Silver Medal of Merit with Swords of the Princely Reuss Cross of Honour (Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern zum Fürstlich Reußischen Ehrenkreuz), 1909-1918 issue[/FONT]

Pretty scarse because Reuss was small - population in 1914 less then 250,000.

danpatjoe · 20-02-2011 9:55am

Hello Timo and welcome to the forum, it's good to see you here.

I am amazed by both your collection and your photography! I have always kept an eye on your posts on GMIC but had thought that you only collected ribbon bars, so to see all these beautiful medals is indeed a surprise.
Keep them coming!

Regards - Dan

phaethon · 20-02-2011 2:32pm

danpatjoe wrote: »

Hello Timo and welcome to the forum, it's good to see you here.

I am amazed by both your collection and your photography! I have always kept an eye on your posts on GMIC but had thought that you only collected ribbon bars, so to see all these beautiful medals is indeed a surprise.
Keep them coming!

Regards - Dan

Thanks Dan!

Yeah, ribbon bars has been my main collecting area last few years but unfortunately many of them (especially named imperial Germany ones I let go end of the last year). As well most of the post WW2 period bars (inlcuding admirals, generals bars what I had) - I lost interest.
Medals I had been picked up slowely as a side hobby only:D

I will try to start posting my bars what I have left up as well some moment.

Here is one British one - interesting combination with the service during WW1, earned M.I.D. and LS&GC award:cool:.

phaethon · 20-02-2011 2:49pm

Romania officer ribbon bar from WW1 and WW2 period

phaethon · 20-02-2011 2:54pm

Belgium WW1 period War Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914-1918

phaethon · 20-02-2011 3:41pm

States early ribbon bar with the [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Philippine Campaign, Mexican Service, Some State award from WW1 period.[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 3:48pm

States ribbon bar. Owner of that one saw some very pitter action end of 19 century. Very rare combination to find!
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Philippines 1898, War With Spain 1898, Philippine Congressional 1899[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 3:59pm

One of my modest ribbon bars what I have left now:D

Spanish ribbon bars are supprisingly hard to find (somehow at least for me). Meantime I haven't look them as well when I have been in there for a holiday.

Here is the ribbon bar for the Spanish soldier, who served from 1930s up to WW2. During WW2 he saw service with the Blue Division in Russia and earned as well German Iron Cross 2nd class (as Iron Cross and German Winter campaign awards are foreign for him, these are placed in the end)

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:02pm

Two place ribbon bar from Estonia (1918-1939). Made by main and most famous maker Roman Tavast.

PS: If any of you guy have pre 1939 period Scandinavia or Baltics ribbon bars for <SNIP> trade, please let me know;)

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phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:12pm

Extra special group to me - Soviet Union Army para instruction badge, jump books, certificates and photos of owner.

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:13pm

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phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:20pm

Royal Bulgaria Flying Red Cross Corps Merit Medal - pretty scarse.

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:24pm

Bilingual South Africa Victory Medal (approximately 75 000 issued). Picked it up from Dublin as a regular British VM:D

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:29pm

Seniour States officer (most likelly Admiral) ribbon bar (upper row) from WW2 period with the: [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Philippine Campaign 1899-1906[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:31pm

States ribbon bar with the [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Mexican Border Medal, State award, "Military Order of the Serpent"[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:39pm

Here is my only US WW1 period dog dag in my collection (actually I don't collect dog dags but I got it when I trade out a lot

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William Beatty Rochester, Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

William Beatty Rochester, Jr. of Washington, D.C.
Appointed from Washington, Cadet, United States Milirary Academy, 16 June 1887 to 1 November 1888
Major, Additional Paymaster, United States Volunteers, 17 May 1898
Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 12 June 1901
Captain, Paymaster, United States Army, 6 February 1901
Major, Paymaster, United States Army, 23 July 1902

Colonel Rochester (1866-1932) was the son of William Beatty Rochester, Brigadier General, United States Army, famous in the Civil war. He is buried near his parents in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:44pm

One very rare imperial Germany ribbon bar as well... belonged to the colonial soldier, who served in Africa, got Merit Cross for Bravery (thats the same ribbon as imperial Iron Cross in the first place). NOTHING from WW1 and also he got Germany Olympic Games medal. I like weird collection:cool:

phaethon · 20-02-2011 4:52pm

Here is one faded Austrian ribbon bars (again I sold many good and named Austrian bars few months ago). What makes it special, is the last ribbon - Japanese Red Cross medal. Picked up from Dublin for under market value;)

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:17pm

Imperial Germany, Prussia General Honour Decoration, silver (Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen) 1847-1918

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:29pm

Prussia [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal (Kaiser Wilhelm I Zentenarmedaille), 1897[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:46pm

Prussia [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Merit Cross for War Aid (Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe)[/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:48pm

Prussia [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Princely House Order of Hohenzollern Silver Merit Medal (Silberne Verdienstmedaille) [/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:50pm

Prussia [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Hohenzollern Commemorative Medal for Combatants, 1848-1849 (Hohenzollersche Denkmünze für Kämpfer von 1848-1849) [/FONT][/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:55pm

Large civilian ribbon bar for Prussian native. This is one of my oldest!

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Order of the Red Eagle, (Rote Adler Orden)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Order of the crown (Kronenorden)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870/71, non combatants (Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71 Nichtkämpfer)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Commemorative Cross for 1866, non-combatants (Erinnerungskreuz 1866 für Nichtkämpfer) (RARE!)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal (Kaiser Wilhelm I Zentenarmedaille) 1897[/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 6:57pm

Almost same time period Belgium Commemorative Medal for 1870-71

phaethon · 20-02-2011 7:03pm

Some of my Japanese medals (I like pre 1939 stuff)

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. Sino-Japan War Medal 1894-95 (got from Dublin)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2. Russo – Japan War Medal 1904-1905 I have it with the original box and award certificate to NCO.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. 1914-1920 War Medal[/FONT]

phaethon · 20-02-2011 7:11pm

[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Austrian Commemorative Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces (Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht), 1898[/FONT][/FONT]

Bought it from the collector's fair in Belfast two weeks ago.:cool:

R.Dub.Fusilier · 20-02-2011 9:57pm

good pictures of a great collection. they are not the area that i collect myself but great all the same.

phaethon · 20-02-2011 10:31pm

Thanks Dub for your comment!;) I will try to get more my British stuff posted up soon. I must say at the moment I am totally unorganised, and all the scans, pictures, etc are all over the places - not like I use to be

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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Prussia Commemorative Medal for the Combatants of 1813-1815 (Erinnerungs-Kriegsdenkmünze für die Kämpfer von 1813-1815), 1863 [/FONT][/FONT]

Prussia Napoleonic war medals are pretty hard to pick up (I sold mine few months ago and looking bouth types now again) but veteran's 1863 medal is even more scarse!

phaethon · 24-02-2011 11:13pm

British and Turkish Crimean War medals (1854-1856).

British medal has been regimentally impressed for a soldier from 14th Regiment of Foot (West Yorkishire Regiment). With the "Sebastopol" clasp.

phaethon · 02-03-2011 11:31pm

Something rare from Napoleonic Wars...

Hessen Kassel 1814/15 Commemorative Medal (Hessen Kassel Kriegsdenkmünze für 1814-1815)

One of the oldest medal what I have from Napoleonic Wars period - small state Hessen-Kassel (1815-1866). It was first actually part of French satelite state Westphalia kingdom (1807-1813) but Russian cossacs liberated this area in 1813 September.
Medal was established by king Wilhelm II on the 14th March 1821 for a Hessen-Kassel soldiers who took part of the battles during the period 1814-15 and accrossed Rhine. There is text on the rim “AUS EROBERTEM GESCHÜT” what means that this piece is made from the metal of captured cannons.

There was only one Division from that state under general Von Engelhardt command.

phaethon · 08-03-2011 9:13pm

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Baden Military Field Service decoration with the clasp 1870-1871 ([/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Felddienst-Auszeichnung)[/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This medal was instituted on 27th January 1836 by Baden Grand Duke Leopold and [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]was awarded as a general service medal and for specific campaigns.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On 7 September 1866 Grand Duke Friedrich I instructed that, the clasps for the ribbon were awarded to denote the campaign concerned. It was awarded retrospectively for campaigns as far back as the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 and was last issued in 1871 and there were 18 different bars in all. Mine is with the bar 1870-1871 what means that the owner of this medal served in Franco-Prussian war on the field in the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Combined Württemberg-Baden Corps ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kombiniertes Württembergisch-Badisches Korps[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]) what was part of the 3rd Army, under command of Prussian Crown Prince [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Frederick III.[/FONT]
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phaethon · 08-03-2011 9:15pm

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Oldenburg, House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif])[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. Silver Honor Cross 2nd class.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The order was founded by Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg on [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]27th November 1838.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Honor Cross was created by Grand Duke Friedrich only on 18th February 1910. It was the house order of Oldenburg, awarded for services to the state and to the royal household. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Associated with the order were honor crosses for lower-ranking military personnel and civilians. The honor crosses were in gold, silver and iron. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Suppressed in 1918, the medal had a life of just eight years and records indicate that only 1,537 2nd class awards were made.[/FONT]

Some bits and pieces from my small collection

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