medal ID on parade bar?

[all1knew]

Hello all,

Can anyone please shed some light on the awards of this medal bar?

thank you in advance. I've searched on my own to no avail.

William Kramer

[Chopperman]

Hi William,
#1 and #2, I'm sure you recognize.
I just spent the better part of an hour trying to find #3 and #4.--- no luck.
I do not think that they are military. I believe they are civil awards or commemorative.
I searched all of the military ribbon databases I could think of and found nothing.

Good luck in your search.

[all1knew]

well that makes two of us as yes I searched high and low for the last two and couldn't find anything like them. I believe the 3rd medal may be Saxon but not entirely sure. At any rate thanks for trying!

William Kramer

[AZPhil]

For the last one, all I found is that it is memorial medal for Bavarian king Ludwig II, But the ones I am finding have a red ribbon. and that is all the info it gave.
Unknown German medal Ludwig II Koenig V Bayern 25.8.1845-13.6.1886 | #306235196
and here in case that link goes bad.


I'll look some more.

Semper Fi
Phil

[AZPhil]

Sorry the face didn't match up. to the one you posted. Will continue

Semper Fi
Phil

[AZPhil]

How about this one for #3????
Medaille, Abzeichen, 1903 Deutsches Reich,Sachsen-Altenburg, 1853-1903 Ernst Herzog von Sachsen .
and this image from using my Bing Fu.


SEmper Fi
Phil

[TabsTabs1964]

I agree with Greg. They are not military decorations. Most likely commemorative.





But as far as King Ludwig of Bavaria is concerned, I am almost certain that another member of the forum published a thread about it three or four months ago. I think I remembered that it was something like that to hang from a bottle of wine or liquor...





Something like that



like a kind of advertising ornament

[TabsTabs1964]

WOW!
Phil you're too fast for me!

[Chopperman]

You guys are good.
I was concentrating more on the ribbon and less on the medal.
It's amazing how lighting and angle make such a difference in the look
of the faces on the Ludwig medal.

[TabsTabs1964]

The colors of ribbon 3 are, of course, typical of Saxony Altenburg. Maybe they are of some civil reward. I do not know

Militär-Dienstauszeichnung Schnalle 3. Klasse Chiffre JFE



I have this little book a few years ago and I consider it very complete. In it, ribbon number 3 does not appear.