Some bits and pieces from my small collection

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

Established by Grand Duke Friedrich II on 9 September 1916

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[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.


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HerrScheisse

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

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

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

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

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[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

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

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:.

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Romania officer ribbon bar from WW1 and WW2 period

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

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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]

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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]

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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)

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

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

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

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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]

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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]

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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 )

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.

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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:

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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;)

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

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

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

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

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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]