Noor's Ribbon Bars Collection

[Noor]

Hi all,

I start posting slowly here my ribbon bars collection what I have (left) and incoming.
Had been done lots of corrections and changes last month. I hope it is beneficial in the future but at the moment I still missing the bars what I let go and also I feel bad about the mess what I caused to other fellow collectors (especially CL).
Same time I am still happy that I am able to continue this fascinating hobby. I hope my son will be found it interesting as well some moment.


Hugh thank you to Rick Lundström, Christophe, Paul, Ulstermann, Sascha and others who had been helped me to ID some ribbons/bars and so generously shared they knowledge!

Anyhow... lets start...

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Just to compare my progress, here is picture of all my ribbon bars what I had September 2007.

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I start now with:

Imperial Russia

This one is my only Imperial Russia ribbon bar. I quess it's "hard to find" bar anyway, so I am very happy to have it.
Probably owner service start during Russo-Japanese war up to 20s. Because Imperial Russian army didn't use officially ribbon bars at all, this piece must be from Russian civil war period. Smells like "white russian"

1. St.George ribbon ( Bravery medal or St.George cross)
2. St.Alseksandre ribbon
3. St. George/St.Andrew ribbon - Russo-Japanese war medal
4. St.Vladimir ribbon
5. Order of White Eagle ribbon

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Soviet Union

Here is my Soviet Union ribbon bars. Sorry, 6 row bar is upside down.
Most of them are named with full of interesting history.

First bar on the left:

Sergeant Robert Pohlasalu

Served in 8th Estonian Rifle Corps as a scaut. Fought in Leningrad front. After WW2 worked in police ([милиция) in the city of Haapsalu as a distric comisar. Missing Order of the Glory 3rd class on the set. Nice classical Soviet ribbon bar.

Bar on the right:

6 row bar owner served in Baltic Fleet. Bar is made 70s.

3 place bar:

Major Kalju Mägi

He had much more awards but ribbon bars consist only three of them.
He joined to Soviet police 1940. During WW2 served in far east Siberia. After the war served as a RSO city of Haapsau police commander second assistant.
Medal " For Military Service" got for "war against bandits".

Upper 4 place ribbon bar:

Marine Mihail Panov

During WW2 served Baltic Fleet (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот) and North Sea Fleet. Got Red Star for defending Leningrad. Medal of Usakov for some Soviet small operation near Norway coast 1945!

My one of the favorite Soviet bar is lowest. I quess it is from WW2 period bar.
Red Banner
Red Banner
Order of the Patriotic war 1st class
Red Star

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Backs:

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Imperial Japan

One of my favorite type of bars. Especially (I don't know why) I love they pin system - so simple and elegant
Single ribbon shows very well how they were attached to the main bar with the small pins.

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Belgium

Two bars from Belgium. Upper one is nice WW1 period bar and second from post WW2.

First bar (thanks Hendrik for ribbons ID :jumping: ):
1. Order of Leopold
2. Military Cross 1st Class
3. Commemorative Medal for the Reign of King Leopold II

Order of Leopold ribbon palm device indicate "A" (for King Albert I)

Second bar (wrong way scanned):
1. Order of Leopold II (Long Service?)
2. Order of Leopol II (Long Service?)
3. Militärisches Ehrenzeichen[/size]

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Backs:



Devices:

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Cuba

VERY impressive metal bar from pre-Castro Cuba. My only one from this part of world and because that I like it even more!

Awards:
1. Long Service Medal with three chevrons
2. Armed Forces Merit Medal
3. National Reconciliation Medal with star (?)

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lets "jump" back now to cold and snowy Scandinavia:

Finland

My only Finnish bar is here (shame on me :catjava: )

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Dutch

My only Dutch ribbon bar! I like it because it is old and also so different system to attach to the uniform.

(Thanks Rick for awards ID)

1. Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau
2. The 1939-45 Cross for Order and Peace
3. Cross for Merit
4. Officers' Long Service Cross (missing device)
5. ?

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Czechoslovak Republic

My only one unfortunately from this country. Single ribbon bar from end of 50s - Medal for Merit in Defence of the Homeland

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North Korea

Single North Korean Military Merit Medal ribbon bar

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People's Republic of Hungary

Single ribbon bar again..... some kind a socialist period award - bronz fokozata. No pin system.

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Rumenia

This bar was total suprise for me because I got it as a German ribbon bar. All the look, pin system looks like german. But Rick clarified it to me. It is nice Rumenian bar up to WW2.

1. Romanian Loyal Service Cross war ribbon for NCOs
2. Romanian Loyal Service medal
3. War against communism