Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (Ostmedaille)

[Simon2]

My last addition, first Ostmedaille, not as nice as some recent ones posted but you always remember your 'first'! How do you determine maker--I do not see a number on the ring?

[Adrian]

Nice purchase Simon! Unfortunately if there is no number on the ring it's going to be impossible to identify it to a maker.

[Glenn66]

Nice example! Looks like some damage/distortion to the ring on the medal itself?

[Woolgar]

Its a good one! As Adrian says there are no real distinguishing marks in order to recognise makers

Nick

[Nick Hessens]

Very nice Ostmedaille, Simon! Thanks for showing.

Regards

[Simon2]

Glenn, to clarify, do you mean the outer edge ring of the medal?

[davejb]

My favourite medal but i dont own one, i'm going to get my act together this year and get a few as they're not all that expensive

[roger9344]

If the ring has a mark, it will be stamped into the ribbon ring. See the picture for an example. This one is marked '76' for Ernst L. Mueller, Pforzheim.

[Simon2]

Dave, hmm, I lost another response, so sorry if this is a duplicate.
As an Eastfront afficionado, this medal has more meaning to me than most of the other more expensive and rare ones.
Next one I get will hopefully have more 'flash', maybe a buntmetal.

[Simon2]

Roger, thanks, no mark. I like your collection.