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BELGIUM AND CONGO, Family Lot of decorations

BELGIUM AND CONGO
Family group of decorations

Bar of 8 decorations comprising the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Leopold (single-barred, military title), the Officer’s Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion, the Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Crown, the 1940–45 War Commemorative Medal, African War 1940–45 medal with NIGERIA bar, gold service star (centre missing) with a bar on the ribbon, 1st Class Military Cross with the monogram A, commemorative medal of the reign of Albert I 1909–1934; Knight’s Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion (without ribbon), Commemorative Medal of the 1914–18 War, Cross of Fire, 1st Class Cross of the 1914–18 Civil Decoration with the monogram A, Victory Medal, Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Crown with Palms A, Military Combatant’s Medal 1940–45, Leopold III Veterans’ Cross; with a bar of 6 miniatures comprising: Officer of the Order of Leopold with palms, Officer of the Order of the Crown with palms (centre missing), War Cross with palms and lion, Yser Medal, Victory Medal, 1914–18 Commemorative Medal; a bar of 2 miniatures comprising the 1940–45 War Commemorative Medal; the 1940–45 Colonial War Effort Medal. Also included are 2 bronze medals, including the Paul Derache 1929 by Bonnetain and the Belgian Society of Engineers and Industrialists 1930 by Josué Dupon.

One of the recipients was a member of the Public Force in the Belgian Congo.
Some with losses to the enamel, very fine to extremely fine. (26)

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