Kreta Medal info requested

schnellmann · 10-14-2009, 11:57 PM

I bought this medal the other day as original, now I see a guy on ebay has 6 of them for $15! I was wondering if this is an actual TR issued item, or a fantasy item? How do you tell the originals from the fakes? Obviously the guy on ebay is selling fakes. Thanks!

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-14-2009 11:57 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

schnellmann · 10-15-2009, 01:57 PM

Here is the one that is $15 on ebay.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-17-2009, 12:59 PM

The concensus on these is that they are post war commemorative peices.

Cheers, Ade.

schnellmann · 10-17-2009, 02:22 PM

Does that mean that ALL the ones on ebay for $15- $20 are genuine? That is all they are worth? Or have they counterfeited them, too?

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-17-2009, 02:41 PM

The problem is, these are all modern items. Clearly some seem better made than others. The chances are someone has made some.

Personally I think $15 is all they are worth.

Cheers, Ade.

schnellmann · 10-17-2009, 02:51 PM

Thanks for the info! I wonder how you tell the REAL 1980's medals from the repros? Maybe they were made with the same dies, so NOBODY can tell the diff!

**aghsmac1** · 02-11-2018, 09:44 AM

After 9 years from the original thread...here are the dies of the Kreta medal, starting price 2'000 EUR !!!
Aghs
https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?a...24&lot=3721938