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Special Offer of Orders, and Decorations 12. of Civil Merit neck 3rd. class. Type 1I. 1908-1944. from Tim Eriksen, OMSA No. 1111 Cased. Bronze gilt. 64x94mm. KL. 4566. Romf. 153. VF. $500.00 13. Order of Merit or 1 st class breast star with war decoration. 1916. Romf. 177. KL. 4579. Silver, gilt and enamel. Birthday Special - 15 % off 109.2gr. 96mm. G.EE $1,050.00

ALBANIA CHINA - REPUBLIC 1. Principality, 1912-22. silver merit 13.a Funeral badge for President Sun Yat Sen in 1929. Circular . Only 9 awarded. 39mm. RARE KL 4209. EF. $650.00 badge with blue enamel and plum flowers. Silvered. 35mm. Rev: factory chop mark. Included, a white silk ribbon with black charac- ter and border with I.D. #0337. In blue silk case of issue. More 2. Order of the Golden Fleece. Neck badge in silver gilt. ca. 1930-40. information available. SCARCE. VE $650.00 Unmarked. Replacement badge. Complete badge with long ribbon and tie string. 120x68mm. 104.4gr. Including Ribbon. VE $6,500.00 EGYPT- KINGDOM 14. Order of Ismail Grand officers set in gold. (1930-31) Cased. 3. Order of the Iron Crown. and badge with sword. Were 336-37. Both marked and made by Tewlik Bichai-Cairo. Badge: Awarded to a Hungarian Generaloberst in 1916. Collar is silver 18K. 45.8gr. 60x85mm. Star: 78.5gr. 70ram. Case lightly damaged. gilt. Marked and numbered, #213. 134cm in circumference, (53 1/2"). Very attractive and RARE. EF. $2,500.00 Weight, 404.60. Badge in bronze gilt and enamel. * mark on . 45x80mm. EF. $22,000.00 15. Order of the Nile. Type 1915-1953. Officers badge or4th class. Silver, gilt and enamel. In case of issue by Lattes-Cairo. Wed. 325. 4. Miniature collar for the Hungarian Order of St Stephan for holder G.VE $350.00 of Grand cross with collar. Extremely RARE. 18K gold. 6.2gr. Hmk. Made by Kochert ca. 1880. Circumference 23cm. Less than EGYPT - REPUBLIC 10known. 5 in museum’s. GVE $6,500.00 16. Order of the Republic Grand officers set. 1953. Cased. Wed. 327-28. Silver gilt and enamel. Hmk. Cased by Fahmy T. Bichay- 5. Military 3rd. class with sword and clasp for 2nd Cairo. G.EE $750.00 . Silver-enamel. Hmk. 1860-1918. 1914-18. VE Hus. 998+1001. $175.00 ESTONIA 17. Order of the Cross of Liberty. 1919-40. Military Division 1st 6. Merit Cross with enamel crown. 14K gold and enamel. Vienna cl. 2nd. grade. KL. 4762. VE $1,050.00 hallmark. A-4 from 1872. Issued 1914-18. 36mm. G.VF. $450.00 18. Order of the White Star. (1936-1940) Grand cross set with full 7. Franz II. Larger silver medal for the lower Austrian mobilization. length . 68mm. badge in bronze gilt and enamel. Silver breast 1797. Hus. 1104. Awarded to Junior Officers. SCARCE. 23.6gr. star: 95.8gr. 85ram. With enameled cross. (two small chips) The 42mm. G.E $550.00 sash is somewhat faded in color. According to the source on Estonian by Hannes Walter, only 71 Grand cross sets were conferred 8. 2nd Republic 1952- Golden Honor badge. ( cross) from 1936-1940 of which 52 were to foreigners. VERY RARE. KL. Cased. Bronze gilt. KL. 6539. Mint condition. $125.00 4775-4776. Werlich 340-341. VF $2,300.00

BELGIUM 19. Honor Decoration of the Home Defense Corps. 1919-1928. 9. , 2nd class for long service. (1885-1951) Silver gilt Badge 3rd. class. KL. 4782. G.VF. $550.00 and enamel. 39x64mm. Vernon 180. EF. $85.00 20. Order ofthe Red Cross. (1920-1940) Grandcross4(lstgradeofthe BRAZIL - EMPIRE 1822-1889 1st class) set. Badge in silver gilt and enamel: 54.8gr. 45x66mm. Silver 10. Order of the Rose. Founded Oct. 17, 1829. Grand cross or breast star: 81.,5g. 87mm., with gilt and enamel cross. (one tiny chip in Grand dignitary breast star with crown. A smaller size the comer of one ann of the cross) New sash made of quality silk. Ac- star, possibly the type for ladies in silver gilt and enamel with green cording to Hannes Waiter, only 57 of these sets were conferred. 44 from enamel inside crown. 43. lgr. 54x72mm. No marks and in perfect 1920to 1936. (29 to foreigners) 13 from 1936to 1940. (11 to foreigners) condition. Rare. Only 159 awarded under Pedro II. (1841-1889. EXTREMELY RARE. KL. 4793-4794. VF $4,500.00 Possibly less for ladies. May be of French manufacture. Wed. 169. EF. $2,200.00 FRANCE 21. Military order of St Louis. Knights badge in gld and enamel. BULGARIA 2ndrestoration. 1815-30. KL. 5055 VE $1,050.00 11. Order of St. Alexander. 1st. type. 1881-1891. 2nd class set or Grand officers. Badge: silver gilt. 41.5gr. 49x85rnm. Star: 46gr. 22. Napolean HI. 1852-70. Legion of Honor. Officers badge in 81mm. Both with Vienna assay marks ofC.E Rothe. KL. 4419-22. gold. Hmk. 42x60mm. KL. 5084 Lovely badge. EF. $600.00 Romf. 57+60. VF. $950.00 23. Legion of Honor. (1870-1951) Commander’s neck badge in

38 JOMSA gold and enamel. 43.3gr. 58x88mm. Light repair to gxeen enamel lid. From J. G. Zimmerer & Son, Sigmaringen. Only 90 pieces wreath at one place. Paris assay mark. In case of issue with "E.L. 15 awarded. Hus. 705. Nimm. 1421. OEK. 1061. EE $725.00 January 1896" on the lid in gold print. KL. 5091. EF. $850.00. SCHAMBURG - LIPPE 24. LeNonof Honor. 1951-1962. Officers badge. Cased. EE $85.00 34. Campaign cross 1849 for the war in Schl-Holstein. Had only one company during the whole campaign. Less than 175 crosses 25. Medaille Militaire. Type III. 1870-1951. Silver, gilt. Center in awarded. Bronze. 35mm. Issue 1862. Hus. 790. OEK. 1249. Rare. gold. 26mm. Hmk. Deluxe issue for Generals and Admirals. Rare. G.VE $750.00 EE $650.00 PRUSSA 25.a. Red Cross Medal of the Societe Franciaise de Secours aux 35. General Honor decorations with Jub. "50" on ring. VERY Blesse’s Militares. Silver-plated bronze. 26x45mm. Issued 1864- RARE. Silver, gilt, hollow construction. Marked. W. 14.6gr. 40ram. 1866 to those attending wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Includ- Hus. 1279. OEK. 1839. VE $475.00 ing the 1864 campaign in Schleswig Holstein, the Danish-German war. Named on the reverse to "R Borggren-Franck," a Swedish vol- 35.a. (1864-1918) 2~d class. Silver. 39mm. unteer doctor, Heyden 432. A.S.Rolland 170. VE $75.00 On non-combatribbon. Dark toning. HUS. 1284a. OEK. 1892. VF. $75.00k 26. Order of the It’on Crown. (Order de la Couronne de Fer) Insti- tuted by Napoleon I on June 5,1805 at Milan, . Knights badge of 36. War commemorative medal 1870-71 for non combat. OEK. type II, issued 1809-1815. With Italian legend on crown. Silver and 1941. VF. $20.00 green enamel crown with ball points. A scarce variety with the silver medallion with a portrait of Napoleon I facing to the right. 20gr. 37. Merit cross for war aid. Zinc. OEK. 1966. VF. $15.00 24x42mm. Paris small assay mark on ring: "Faisceau de Licteur" (1809-1819) A nice badge and EXTREMELY RARE. KL. 5506. 38. 25 years long service cross for officers. 1870-1918. Type 2. C. Bourdier plate 88.#.A.A. Spada, pg. 57. pl.#.2. Werl. 392. vat. Bronze. 39ram. OEK. 1970-1. $30.00 VF. $4,500.00 SACH-WEIMAR-EISENACH 27. Colonial Order of the Black Star of Benin. (1889-1963) Neck 39. Carl Alexander. 1853-1901. Silver merit medal with badge 3rd. class. Silver gilt and enamel. 54x85mm. Paris assay clasp+swords. 1870. RARE. Contact marks. 36mm. Hus. 1570. marks. Cased. Werl. 410. G.VF. $375.00 OEK. 2401. G.E $750.00

28. Napoleon I. 1804-15. Hollow alloy table medal with 15 hand SACH-ALTENBURG colored pictures showing the battle scene from the Campaigne of 1796 40. Commemorative medal for the campaign in 1849 in Schleswig- to 1807. Three pictures are missing. Made in 1807 by von Stettner. Holstein. SCARCE. Hus. 1693. OEK. 2609. Bronze. 30mm. Fine. RARE. $1,200.00 Awarded 654 pieces in 1874. VE $300.00

GERMANY WALDECK 41. Military-Merit cross, 2nd class. 1861-1896. Only 124 awarded. BAYERN VERY RARE. Nimm. 4037. OEK. 2868. 17.1gr. 39ram. Silver 29. Miltary Merit cross. 2nd cl. with swords, type 3. 1913-1921. gilt. G.VE $2,500.00 OEK. 430. Silver plated. 43x50mm. VE $175.00 42. Merit cross. 1896-1918. Neck badge 2rid class. 195 awarded. BAYERN - FREESTATE OEK. 2851. Nimm. 4015.38.8gr. 53ram. Silver gilt.EF. $1,500.00 30. Fire brigade medal for 40 years service. Issued 1928-36. Bronze gilt. 30x40mm. Hus. 323. OEK. 550. Unc. $40.00 43. Golden Merit medal. 1899-1915. 267 awarded. SCARCE. Silver gilt. On edge: 990. 14.9gr. 30mm. Nimm. 4026. OEK. 2861. HANNOVER G.VE $500.00 31. Commemorative medal for 81 st birthday of Queen Marie. 1898. Silver. 17.2gr. 26x42mm. Marked on edge: "L.J." (Jauner. Vienna) 43.a GeorgHeinrich, (1813-1845) for 1814. Bronze. Hus. 505. OEK. 739. Nimm. 933. VF. RARE. $450.00 23gr. 29.5mm. 369 pieces first awarded in 1850. One of the rarest Napoleonic campaign medals with a combination of 7 different dates. HESSEN-KASSEL About 52 medals to each date or group. VF. $1,500.00 32. Campalgn medal. 1814-1815. For combatant. Bronze. 29ram. GF. OEK. 1006. $150.00 - EMPIRE (1871-1918) 44. The Helvetia Benigna-medal. Issued 1917-19. Small com- HOHENZOLLERN - PRINCEPALITY memorative medal in silver with eyeloop and ring suspension. Matt 33. Golden merit medal to commenorate Prince Carl Anton’s 100 frosted. 13.03gr. 34.5mm. Marked "B.M. 990" (B.H. Mayer’s- years birthday in 1911. Silver gilt (matt) 21.35gr. 35mm. Design by Pforzheim). In case of issue. Extremely rare medal only awarded in "Szirmai". In maroon case of issue with impressed crown on top of a small number to Schweiz citizens and a few Germans for taking

Vol. 54, No. 1 39 care of German prisoners in Switzerland at the end of W.W.I. 108.8gr. 96ram. Made by Arthus Bertrand. Paris. Danish rib- Hus.405.a. Nimm. 4530. OEK. 3280. EF. $2,500.00 bon mounting. EF. $750.00

THIRD REICH JAPAN - EMPIRE 45. Life savingmedal 1933. Silver. 24mm. Marked: L/13. Gustav 56. . 3ra class neck badge, circa 1930. Silver Brehmer. Marken Kirchen, SA. OEK. 3499. EE $425.00 gilt and enamel. Full cravat with gilt cravat tie buckle. In original lacquer case. Werl. 772. EF. $850.00 HONDURAS 46. Order of Santa Rosa and of Civilization. Grand cross set with 57. Order of the Golden Kite. Badge 5’h class. Silver-enamel. full sash ribbon and in original case of issue. Badge and star in silver, 46mm. Werl. 779. G.VE $800.00 gilt, gold and enamel. Type for civil merit. Not awarded after 1901. Reverse on star: makers plaque, "Briquet, Palais Royal. Paris." One 58. Order of the Sacred Treasure. Badge 6th class. Silver-enamel. of the most rare orders of South America. (A similar set sold in 1988 in 37ram. Werl.776. EF. $250.00 Munich, Germany for DM 7800.00 = $5,200.00.) (Minor chip on the green laurel wreath.) Werl. 677-678. VF. $4,000.00 59. Order of the Sacred Treasure. Badge, 6~ class. Silver-enamel. 37mm. Werl. 776. VE $250.00 HUNGARY - REGENCY 47. . 1922-44. Grand cross star. Special issue with LATVIA golden rays. ’Only awarded 32 times from 1930 to 1938. 92.5gr. 60. Order of the Bear Slayer. 1919-1940. cross. # 726. 86ram. Silver, gilt and enamel. Werl. 692 var. VE $3,500.00 Awarded to EZ. Zutis. SCARCE. Bronze gilt and enamel. 38ram. Includes photo of recipient. KL. 5904. Wed. 832.VF. $1,200.00 48. Order of Merit. 1922-1944. Commander 1~t class set. Cased. Silver-gilt-enamel. Badge 49mm. Star 80mm. Catch for pin is miss- 61. Order of the Three Stars. 1924-1940. Golden merit medal or 1 "~ ing, can be repaired. KL. 8427-8430. VF. $900.00 class. KL. 5913. Silver gilt. Assay mark on loop. 35ram. VF. $150.00

49. Order of the Holy Crown. 1943-1944. Neck badge 2nd class LAOS - KINGDOM with swords and K.D. Silver gilt and enamel. 48.7gr. 53mm. KL.8469. 62. Order of Feminine Merit. Circular bronze gilt medallion. Cen- Werl.689 var. VF. $1,500.00 ter in silver behind two figures. 37mm. Mounted on Ladies bow. Issued about 1960. EE $275.00 50. Red Cross Honor Decoration. 1922-44. Merit medal. Cased. On lady’s bow. Silver-gilt and enamel. Hmk. 34x52mm. KL. 8492. LITHUANIA SCARCE. G.VF. $400.00 63. Order of Gedeminas, 1928-1940. 4th class or officers cross. Silver, gilt and enamel. 44mm. KL. 6028. Werl. 863. EF. $300.00 HUNGARY - REPUBLIC - 1944-49 51. Order of Merit. 1946-49. Commander 1~t class set, cased. 64. Order of Gedeminas, 1928-1940. Knights cross. 5’h class. Silver gilt andenamel. Badge: 41.2gr. 54ram. Star: 72.2gr. 80mm. 1930 issue, 2"~ type. Silver, gilt and enamel. 43mm. KL 6029. Werl. (Red enamel missing on the center shield, coat of arms. 90% can be 863. VF. $200.00 repaired.) KL. 8502-03. EF/VF $1,850.00 LUXEMBOURG 52. Order of Merit. 1946-49. Knight cross, cased. KL. 8506. 65. Order of Adolph of Nassau. Civil issue Knight cross without Awarded in 1947 to a Dane who worked for the organization "Save crown. Type after 1948. Silver, gilt and enamel. 38ram. KL. 6076. the Child." With documents. EF. $550.00 Werl. 869. G.VE $350.00

ITALY - KINGDOM 66. Order of Adolph of Nassau. Merit medal in gold. Cased. 53. Colonial order of the Star of Italy. (1914-1943) Grand officers Bronze gilt. 35ram. KL. 6083. EF. $135.00 set. Neck badgein gold and enamel. (marked"or") 16.7gr. 53x75mm. Minor chip on rev. on badge below center medallion. Breast star in 67. Order of Merit knight cross. Issued from 1961- KL. 6102. facet silver with gold, enamel cross superimposed. 49.2gr. 65.ram Werl. 874. Bronze gilt. 40ram. G.VF. $125.00 Rev. name plate of Cravenzola-Roma. In case ofissueby Cravanzola- Roma. On rid, "crowned cipher of V.E." (cravat with tie string.) KL. 5729-30. Wed. 741. SCARCE. G.VF. $1,800.00 68. Sovereign Order of Malta. Devotionsdonat-cross. 1s’ class. SCARCE. Neck badge in silver gilt and enamel. On suspension 54. A1Valore Militar. Guerre D’ Italie. 1859. Awarded to French ribbon marked silver, "800". Possibly Austrian made. 105x45mm. Military. Heyden. 21 un-named. Paris assay mark. 18gr. 34ram. KL. 4051. EF. $650.00 VF. $625.00 MONTENEGRO IRAN - EMPIRE 69. Order of Danilo I. 1861 issue of the Knight cross, 5~ class. 55. Order of Homayoun. New type after 1925. Commander set, 2nd Silver and black enamel with a gold and enamel center medallion. class, cased. Silver, gilt and enamel. Badge: 53.8gr. 77mm. Star: 37x47mm. Austrian silver hallmark. Made by Vincent Mayers,

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