International. An Unusual Medal Bar with Five International Awards

A medal bar with an unusual and interesting combination of five awards, consisting of:


1. An Order of St. Olaf, Knight 1st Class. (Den Kongelige Norse Sankt Olavs Orden). Instituted August 21st, 1847. Constructed of 18K Gold, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials and crossed swords on the top arm, suspended from a hollow swivel crown ordained with multi-coloured enamels from its period-original ribbon featuring a large rosette, with a crowned “O” in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse featuring a central red enameled medallion with a rampant lion in Gold holding an ax, surrounded by white-red-white enameled rings, the reverse with a central red enameled medallion inscribed “Ret og Sandhed”, unmarked, measuring 41.6 mm (w) x 67.9 mm (l), in better than very fine condition. 


2. An Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam, Knight 1st Class. (Ordre impérial du Dragon d'Annam). Instituted March 14th, 1886. Constructed of silver, consisting of an eight-pointed star with multiple quills between the arms of the cross, with an oval central medallion in Gold with a blue enameled field bearing the legend “Hoàng đế Đồng Khánh" (in stylised Chinese characters) in gilt, surrounded by a red enameled band, suspended from a hollow swivel crown and green-coloured stylized dragon from its period original ribbon, measuring 51.7 mm (w) x 69.3 mm (l), with contact marks and slight chips to the blue enamels, with more extensive damage to the red enameled outer ring, in near very fine condition. 


3. An Order of the Star of Romania, Knight 1st Class with Military Division with Crossed Swords. (Ordinul Steaua României). Instituted in 1877. Constructed of silver gilt, consisting of a blue enameled cross with rays emanating from the center in the quadrants between the arms of the cross along with dual crossed swords, the obverse with a red enameled central medallion featuring a superimposed gilt eagle, surrounded by a blue ring of enamels, inscribed with “In Fide Salus”, and surrounded by a green enameled oak wreath, the reverse features a red enameled central medallion bearing the crowned monogram of King Carol I in gilt, also surrounded by a green enameled oak wreath, suspended from a hollow swivel crown and ring for suspension from its period original ribbon, measuring 41.5 mm (w) x 65.9 mm (l), the blue enamels on the arms of the cross well preserved, but the enamels surrounding the eagle damaged, with the green enamels on the wreath nearly completely broken off, in fine condition. 


4. A Royal Order of Cambodia, Knight Officer. (Ordre royal du Cambodge). Instituted February 8th, 1864. Constructed of silver, consisting of an eight-pointed star with multiple quills between the arms of the cross, with an oval central medallion in Gold with a blue enameled field bearing the Coat of Arms in Gold, surrounded by a red enameled ring, the reverse plain, with a central medallion maker marked by “Boullanger” of Paris, France, suspended from a hollow swivel crown and ring for suspension from its period-original ribbon, measuring 49.4 mm (w) x 65.7 mm (l).


5. An Order of St. Sava, Knight. (Orden Svetog Save). Instituted January 23rd, 1883. Constructed of silver gilt, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finals in blue and white enamels, along with Serbian double-eagles with shields constructed of multi-coloured enamels in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central oval white enameled medallion bearing the distinctive iconography of St. Sava, surrounded by inscription in blue enamel, reverse oval centerpiece dated “1883” within blue enameled outer circlet decorated with golden laurel wreath, suspended from a hollow swivel crown and ring from its period-original ribbon, measuring 41.2 mm (w) x 66.0 mm, in better than very fine condition. 


All awards mounted onto a medal bar via their period-original ribbons, the core of the medal bar consisting of a strip of reinforced black wool, with two horizontal hooks, one on either side, along with a set of two downward-pointing hooks for attachment to a uniform.