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June 2020 Coin Auction  16 Jun 2020
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Lot 370

Starting price: 600 EUR
Price realized: 1600 EUR
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group of orders awarded to Frédéric DUMON (1912-2000), Prosecutor at Court of Cassation,including Order of Leopold, Grand officer's breast star, Commander's cross unilingual, military ; Order of the crown, Grand Cross and breast star ; Order de Leopold II, Grand Cross' breast star bilingual, Commander's cross unilingual, Grand Cross' sash (cross missing) ; officer's military cross ; Escapees' cross, commemorative medal 1870-1871, Leopold II commemorative medal ; Great Britain, Order of the British Empire Officer, Defence medal (copy), 1939-45 star, France and Germany star ; Luxembourg, Order of Merit, Grand cross and breast star, Order of Oak crown, officer; 2 bars of miniatures and Acknowledgment Belgian medals (5) a pair of epaulettes, etc.
Luxembourg, Order of Merit, stains on enamel, others, varied states, some knocks on enamel, generally very fine. (lot) NOTE: Born in Bruges, Frédéric Dumon started his carreer at the Bar in Bruges in 1935. Two years later, he became deputy Royal prosecutor in Kortrijk. At the start of the second world war, he went to London where he was first assistant to the administrator of the State Security Service prior to becoming from 1943, the main colleague to Walter-Jean Ganshof van der Meersch, high commissioner to the State Security Service. Frédéric Dumon was also auditor to the naval Court in Great Britain, then Belgian representative to the United Nations commission on war crimes.
Back in Belgium, he played a key role in prosecuting the collaboration as a deputy of general auditor to the military court. Frédéric Dumon ended his legal career as General Prosecutor to the court of cassation and as Chief Prosecutor to the justice Court of Benelux.
Beside being a legal practicioner, he taught in universities in Belgium ULB and VUB and wrote a large number of books. He was knighted Viscount in 1983.
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