| QUOTE (b737 @ Dec 1 2004, 11:44 AM) |
| Well, then this is a strange type of a commander's badge.If you are looking at the ribbon ring you will see that he's made from a simple piece of wire!! |
I agree that the badge is strange from many points of view. Yet, the hallmarks seem to indicate that it is worked in silver. Was it then made in a small workshop or in a larger one of a renowned jeweller? Have you seen a similar badge before?
| QUOTE (b737 @ Dec 1 2004, 11:44 AM) |
...the sizes for the badges are:
-knight and officer - 40mm
-commander and grand officer - 60mm
-grand cross - 70mm |
The size of the Maltese crosses is a tricky question. If you measure between the lower points of the horizontal arms you get less than if you measure the diameter (for example between the lower point of the left arm and the upper point of the right arm). In my opinion this could explain to a certain extent the differences between sizes quoted by various sources.
| QUOTE (b737 @ Dec 1 2004, 11:44 AM) |
| ... I saw original badges with strange size,all of them made by this small manufactures ... |
Do you happen to know how many such small workshops produced badges of the Romanian orders? Do you have a list for example? Do you know what are their distinctive characteristics?
| QUOTE (b737 @ Dec 1 2004, 11:44 AM) |
I have in my collection a knight's grade badge with allmoust the same size(4,8cm!!!).
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Otherwise,I saw original badges with strange size,all of them made by this small manufactures or in case of my knight's badge by Lemaitre in Paris! |
Does your badge have any hallmarks? Could you post an image of the badge and the marks (or at least describe them)? Do you know when it was manufactured (before or after WWI)?
| QUOTE (b737 @ Dec 1 2004, 11:44 AM) |
| N. T. Ionescu - Decoratiunile Romane - ordine, cruci si medalii (1915) |
I am interested in consulting this book. Do you know how/where I may obtain a copy? Thanks.
