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02-04-2009 01:25 AM
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Re: German medals?
Hi' the second medal is a german eastern front medal £30 approx the last one is a ww1 field honours badge for the soldiers of hamburg £65 approx.the other two are imperial but not sure what but? Hope this helps.cheers
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Re: German medals?
Hi Tom, my forum friend has given you the correct info on the two he could ID.
Just for futher info, the "German Field Honour badge" was one of many unofficial awards which a WW1 Veteran could buy. (Sometimes incorrectly called by some collectors the "Hamburg Cross") After the institution of the "Cross of Honour" in 1934, the unofficial awards were banned from wear. These are now reproduced.
The medal for "Winterschlacht Im Osten" the so called Ostmedaille or Eastern Front Medal you can read more about here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_Medal
Yours may have lost the silver frosting to the rim and helmet which is not unusual, but later issues were made without this.
The two Imperial era items I cannot id, as these are well outside my interests, but I would suggest these are not actual awards. They do not appear in my reference books. What does it say on the first one you show? The second one, the Bavarian coin, looks like it has been converted to a peice of jewelry.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: German medals?
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outpost
Hi' the second medal is a german eastern front medal £30 approx the last one is a ww1 field honours badge for the soldiers of hamburg £65 approx.the other two are imperial but not sure what but? Hope this helps.cheers
Outpost,Thanks also to you for your generous knowledge,it resulted in some great research and info.
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Re: German medals?
Hi Tom, thanks for the extra info on the first one. It is a shooting prize for a club.
The second must just be a commemorative item. Some inf on King Ludwig II of Bavaria:
Ludwig II of Bavaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: German medals?
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Adrian Stevenson
Ade,I would pay money just to see you in action during your fact finding missions,do you have an extensive library also?I was wondering is the shooting prize old?,any value on this or the commemorative and is this old,your tireless efforts are greatly appreciated.Facinating fellow Ludwig was,definitely had a penchant for architecture,I'd like to visit them someday,especially the castle..Thanks again mate,Cheers
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Re: German medals?
Some new info on the "commemorative" from the gentleman who gave it to me,it is a penmanship award,it's dated 1692,I don't think it is actual though..am searching for more info on this one and other award..anyone have some clues?
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Re: German medals?
Hi Tom, I do have a fair few books. In fact, I cannot house them all here, so one large bookcase full is at my parents home. This is not exactly ideal as often the book I want is there, but I see Mum and Dad most days.
The 'net of course is a wonderful search tool.
Cheers, Ade.
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