Thesehave landed in my lap, as the last living person in my family line.I know that they were awarded to the grandfather and he was from Hungary, and came to the USA via South America. I believe they were giving to him prior to World War I.
Is there anyone out there who knows what these are and should I give/return them to Hungary?
by Revolutionary-Link47
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They sure dont look fake to me. Are you still in any shape or form connected to your hungarian cultural heritage (language, rituals, property….)?
Actually it seems to be this [https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar_%C3%89rdemrend_Szent_Koron%C3%A1val_%C3%A9kes%C3%ADtett_nagykeresztje_(1939)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar_%C3%89rdemrend_Szent_Koron%C3%A1val_%C3%A9kes%C3%ADtett_nagykeresztje_(1939)) and it was established in 1939, so that is the earliest date for it.
You should keep it, it belongs to your family.
You can do two things. First you keep it, you put it on the display because it’s a very rare thing and it’s a family possession and it’s nice to have and it’s a nice heirloom. Second, you donate it to a Hungarian museum. I vote for the first one, because it’s really beautiful and rare.
I found at here: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Magyar_katonai_kitüntetések_1944.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Magyar_katonai_kitüntetések_1944.jpg)
Holy shit Im drooling. I inherited a signum laudis from my great grandfather too, on civilian ribbon, but this is something else, on another level. He must have been someone very important
Whoa