Unknown Vintage Eagle medal and unknown army large pin ,Help

[robshellbrook]

The golden medal looks to be French measuring slightly over 1 1/4 of a inch and is little heavy .The enamel color pin is large British but I wasn't able to determine the age or who and why was given to, this one is measuring 2 1/4 of a inch . Thanks in advance ,ROB

 

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[CRUSADER]

The enamelled brooch looks early 1900s to me, maybe just post WWI

 

[CreakyKnees]

"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is the motto of the British Order of the Garter, and it also appears on the seal of the monarchy. Hope that helps you do more research. I agree that the medal looks like its French. The sequence of the colors on the suspension ribbon for the medal are the same as the French Tricolor, and the eagle does look like some kind of post revolution design.

 

[DCMatt]

Found a similar one on an EU war relics forum posted in 2013. They could not ID it either.

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/orders-medals-decorations/honi-soit-qui-mal-y-pense-brooch-307665/t

 

[sutphin]

COOOOOOOL FFIND .

 

[Retired Sarge]

Could the eagle medal be a gymnastics medal? If you look to the left of the eagle there appears to be a vintage vault horse, albeit a little crude in depiction.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Could the eagle medal be a gymnastics medal? If you look to the left of the eagle there appears to be a vintage vault horse, albeit a little crude in depiction.

And, behind the pommel horse is a set of parallel bars. I think something like this has been posted here in the past. The blank space on the back may have been inscribed with the award winners name, event and date. obviously it is blank so the award may have been given and never inscribed or it may not have even been given out.

 

[nhbenz]

And, behind the pommel horse is a set of parallel bars. I think something like this has been posted here in the past.

I was thinking that too, but found that it was actually the same one: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/400802-over-80-views-no-replies-must-rare-cheesy-lol.html