Freiwillige Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 CDV of a General Ioan Emanoil Florescu (07.08.1819 - 10.05.1893) who served as a War minister (1871-1876) and a Romanian Prime minister twice: from April 17 till May 06, 1876 as well as from March 02 till December 29, 1891. Promoted to General de Divizie on April 08, 1873. He also had a rank of a Russian colonel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freiwillige Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Fragment with awards. Help with identification is highly appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ionionescu Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Nice one! Unfortunately, the only romanian award I recognize by shape is the first from left: Semnul Onorific al Ofițerilor - Decret Domnesc nr. 1057// 5.VI.1872 awarded for 18 years of service in silver and for 25 years in gold. All other ones, including the breast an neck orders are foreign! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freiwillige Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 2. Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class.3. Orden der Eisernen Krone, 3rd class (Austro-Hungaria). As for other decorations I've already got an answer from British colleagues.Neck order is Commandeur class of the Belgian Ordre de Léopold, military division. Lower breast star is that of the Montenegrian Order of Prince Danilo I (Орден Књаза Данила I). Upper breast star together with a corresponding sash looks like Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freiwillige Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Any chances to get somewhere a complete list of Florescu's awards? Judging from the list it would be possible to make out the last two medals, I suppose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ionionescu Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Not that I know of, sorry! Assuming that they are romanian awards, I guess they are Medalia Comemorativă Rusa a Războiului 1877-78 and Apărătorilor Independenței în Rpzboiul 1877-78 - D.D. nr. 1422/ 5.VI.1878. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freiwillige Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I still think the remaining two medals are foreign, otherwise he should have worn them before Russian and Austro-Hungarian ones, close to Long service medal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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