Catalog - Auction 70 - Day 2

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Blood and Iron Medal of the Resistence, 1937-1945
Breast Badge, 53x42mm, Bronze, original suspension ring and ribbon. Rare! I R!

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ORDER OF NATIONAL MERIT
Commander's Cross. Neck Badge, 60x43mm, silvered Metal, enameled, original suspension loop and ribbon. Scarce! I R!

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ORDER OF NATIONAL MERIT
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1961. Breast Badge, 50x45 mm., Silver, both sides enameled, original suspension ring and ribbon, in case of issue by "Arthus Bertrand - Paris". Mint state! I

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National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Officer's Cross Military, 4th Class, instituted in 1821. Breast Badge, 60x36 mm., gilt Silver, both sides enameled (minor damages), original suspension eagle, ring and ribbon with rosette. A superb order, in very fine condition! II

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National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Knight's Cross Military, 5th Class, instituted in 1821. Breast Badge, 61x34 mm., Silver, both sides enameled (restorations, one ball missing), original suspension eagle, ring and ribbon. A superb order, in very fine condition! II-

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National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Knight's Cross Civil, 5th Class, instituted in 1821. Breast Badge, 60x35 mm., Silver, both sides enameled, original suspension eagle, ring and ribbon. A superb order, in extremely fine condition! I-

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National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Knight's Cross Military Miniature, 5th Class, instituted in 1821. Breast Badge, 19x10 mm., Silver, both sides enameled, original suspension eagle and ring. A very rare miniature, in extremel fine condition! I-

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ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE
Grand Cross Set, instituted in 1933. Sash Badge, 69x62 mm, gilt Silver, one side enameled, original suspension ring and complete sash with bow. Breast Star, 58 mm, gilt Silver, one side enameled, thin pin and two side hooks on reverse. Superb set in mint condition! I

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ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE
Officer's Cross, 4th Class, instituted in 1933. Breast Badge, 54x45 mm., gilt Bronze, one-side enameled, original suspension ring and ribbon with rosette, in case of issue with gilt Mexican eagle on the lid and lapel hole rosette. A spectacular order, awarded to an British Official, in mint condition! I

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ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE
Officer's Cross Miniature, 4th Class, instituted in 1933. Breast Badge, 15 mm., gilt Bronze, original suspension ring and ribbon with rosette. An attractive miniature, in mint condition! I

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The Cross for French Intervention
3rd Class, instituted in 1867. Breast Badge, 48x47 mm., Bronze, original suspension ring and ribbon.Extremely fine condition! I

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Order of Saint Charles
Commander's Cross, instituted in 1958. Neck Badge, 94x65 mm, partially gilt Silver, both sides enameled, original suspension crown, ring, loop and ribbon. A superb order in extremely fine condition! I-

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Order of Saint Charles
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1858. Breast Badge, 60x30 mm, GOLD, 12 g., hallmarked "eagle's head", original suspension ring and ribbon. I

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ORDER OF CULTURAL MERIT
Commander's Cross, instituted in 1952. Neck Badge, 82x54 mm, gilt Bronze, original suspension crown, ring and ribbon, together with awarding document to a famous French writer "Rene de Obaldia", dated 18th of November 2008 . Rare and very attractive, mint condition! I R!

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Order of Sukhbaatar, instituted in 1941
Breast Badge, 52 mm., GOLD, Platinum and Silver, 68 g., enameled, backplate with screw on reverse, numbered "398". A superb rare badge, in mint condition! I R!

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FAMILY ORDER OF ST. PETER
Cross of the Order, GOLD, 68,0 x 39,0 mm., with ball-finials, the arms with red enamel, bordered in white and blue, flanked by golden lions passant, red enameled obverse centre medallion, bearing the golden, standing image of St. Peter of Cetinje (the Saint Patron of the Orthodox church of Montenegro), within blue enameled outer circlet with the cyrillic inscription, meaning "DANIL I OF MONTENEGRO", red enameled reverse centre medallion, bearing the golden date "1852-3", blue enameled centre medallion with the golden, cyrillic inscription meaning "FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF MONTENEGRO", the upper arm with golden lion passant on a stylized rock, surmounted by linked, silver Montenegrinian double eagle crowned in gold, the upper loop, struck with maker'smark, complete with original, triangular ribbon. A most rare decoration of this high family order, probably founded in 1852 by Prince Danilo I. The first award ceremony took place on June 29th, 1871 when the first recipient, the Russian Tsar Aleksander II received it, perfect condition. Bibliography: "Orders, Medals and Insignia of Montenegro", 1980, Obol, w/d. I RR!

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Order of Danilo
1st Class Set of the 2nd Type. Sash badge, 73x50 mm, in Silver and enamels, obverse centre medallion with red enameled fields and applied gold crowned monogram, inscription (For the Independence of Montenegro) in gold, reverse centre medallion with the date of independence 1852-3 and around,the same motto of the obverse also applied in gold, suspension loop and crown in silver gilt, original sash ribbon. Breast Star, 85 mm, with chiselled and pierced silver rays, superimposed with the enameled centre, like the badge it's obverse, with gold details to the centre medallion; the reverse, with maker's escutcheon of Mayer's Sohne, Vienna, and vertical pin (this, struck with two AA marks for Vienna), An exceptional group of this order of the best Austrian quality, from the end of 19th Century, extremely fine condition. I R!

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Order of the Red Cross
1st Model Decoration, 54x33 mm, gilt Silver, enameled, with most finely chiselled and engraved details, suspension ring, original ribbon. A scarce medal of the best quality and in mint condition, only 220 were minted! I R!

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Order of the Red Cross
3rd Model Decoration reduction, 59,5x18,5 mm, GOLD and enamels, with most finely chiselled and engraved details, suspension ring with French, “eagle’s head” gold mark, original ribbon. An extremely rare piece of the best quality and in mint condition. I RR!