by Guest Author | Mar 10, 2023 | Article, Germany, Research
Article by Heino Prunsvelt, a longtime collector and researcher of German orders and awards, more that 20-year member of DGO*. (Translation from Estonian CL) IRON CROSS 1813 This year marks the 210th anniversary since the founding of the Iron Cross, one of the most...
by Tom C. Bergroth | Jul 7, 2022 | Article, Research, Sweden
Since 1975 Swedish subjects have not been conferred any orders of knighthood for services rendered to their country. When the awarding system was abolished in 1974 Sweden however still had to be able to reward foreigners for services towards Swedish interests and in...
by Guest Author | Mar 2, 2021 | Article, Germany, Research
Translation of the article by Heino Prunsvelt, a longtime collector and researcher of German orders and awards, more that 20-year member of DGO*. The Cross of Merit for Women and Maidens was founded on 22 March 1871 by King Wilhelm I of Prussia (1797-1888) to award...
by Guest Author | Jul 3, 2020 | Article, Germany, Research
We asked Stephan Schwarz, historical researcher, author of the 3-volume work on the Orders and Medals of Honour of the Duchy of Brunswick, for help with information on an unusual Braunschweigian piece from our collection. The result was an article and our already...
by Guest Author | Jun 15, 2020 | Article, Interview, Research
We present to your attention an article by the Commander of the Romanian National Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit of Romania, Enviromental Engineer (M.Eng.), collector and researcher in the field of phaleristics, known to many from his books on...
by tallinnmuseum | May 20, 2020 | Article, Research
by Catherine Lapinsh and Kristjan Kaljusaar There are many German orders on display at the Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood, however, there are two sets of insignia – of the Order of St Hubert and of the Order of St Henry – that deserve special mention in...
