Colonial Mini Group Id?

[Bobby lee]

The following group seems all well and good until I come to the last decoration. At first I thought it was a non-German award that had lost its bottom cross but inspection shows no attachment was ever there. Someone suggested it might be a shooting abzeichen, not sure about that, the crown seems non-German to me. Any ideas?

[mravery]

Dahhh for BL

[mott5ranch]

I've seen that crown before! I think you're right, it's not German. Let me look thru my photos. I'll be right back.

Gary

[mott5ranch]

This looks like the same streamers under the crown to me. but looking again it's not the same crown at all, sorry. What do you guys think?

[Bobby lee]

Hi Gary, the crown you listed is close but the mini crown in angled towards the top cross while yours is much more round. I thought about Austria or Bulgaria. Even so, what would it reresent as an award, I'm not aware of award classes which would only be the crown. I appreciate your help, will welcome more.
Best,
Bob

[JBFloyd]

The crown with pendalia is part of a Bulgarian award given post-1900. This type of crown was used on the Order of St Alexander, Order of Civil Merit and Order of Military Merit.

[Christian L]

a really nice mini chain!
do you know, who was the owner?
i agree with jbfloyd, that it is an bulgarian one.
it is possible to see a pic from the other side?
christian

[mravery]

close up for BL

[Daniel Krause]

Definetly a Bulgarian Czar´s crown and like JBFloyd says used at the Alexander, Civil Merit and Military Merit Order.

Best regards

Daniel

[mott5ranch]

Does anyone have the medal to post here? I thought for a moment that the crown looked like the crown on one of the different types of pilots badges from WWI.

Great thread.....I learned a little more, today.


Gary

[Gerd Becker]

von Heydebreck?

Hi Bobby,

on the first look, i thought it is the "Bewährungsabzeichen des Selbstschutzbatallion von Heydebreck", but the crone is different. Could be, that he was in a Kriegerbund after the war!?

[Dave Danner]

Order of St. Alexander, Fourth Class, with Crown:


Order of Military Merit, 4th Class:


I have an Order of Civil Merit, but without the crown. It would have the same crown as the Order of Military Merit.


Dave

[Bobby lee]

Thanks Dave and Gerd for your inputs. The crown seems to fit the Bulgarian model best but I am unaware of any Bulgarian award which would be the crown alone. There is no mark or vestige on the crown to indicate it was the top of a Bulgarian award that might have broken off. Have any of you fellows had such a representation on a mini group?
Again thanks for the input,
BL

[Daniel Krause]

The crown was not worn alone. Whatever Order was ther, the cross is missing.

Best regards

Daniel

[mott5ranch]

Great photos of some beautiful medals, thanks Dave.

So, since the cross is broken off the crown we can only guess which award it was for. Thanks Daniel, and everyone else who had input.

Gary

PS I enjoyed this thread!