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Ralph is correct. The forums have the most up to date information. Books are a point in time and never perfect.

I will say however, that for me quality reference books are a corner stone. A great...

If you are new to medals. My advice (which I do NOT follow myself), is to pick ONE medal type (EK, PAB, IAB, etc. etc.). Buy a good reference book (not cheap) and study the threads here. When you...

Thanks! While Ralph has already provided evidence on the obverse, another nail in the coffin is the lack of raised "guide lines" on the reverse of the award to align the hinge (look at his links to...

Thanks Ralph.

It just was not adding up to me. There were other issues I saw but kept my concerns to just these I mentioned. Add to that poor quality photos and....

Thanks again.

M

This is a Type 1.5.4 Friedrich Linden (Ludenscheid) solid zinc PAB. It is the only marked FLL

The catch is a variant ("?" shape with round base plate)

That said, I do have three open questions...