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      • Gentlemen, this is what I have for Ernst Otto von Diederichs, any additions, no matter how small, would be great:   1 January 1862 Avantgardeur (Officer Candidate) of the Prussian Army 6 September 1865 Offiziersaspirant und Matrose II. Klasse (Officer Candidate and Sailor 2nd Class) 24 June 1866 Seekadett (Officer Cadet) (??.??.) 1867 Unterlieutenant zur See (2nd Lieutenant) 31 August 1869 Lieutenant zur See (1st Lieutenant) 20 May 1873 Capitain-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Captain) 15 April 1880 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain – Lieutenant Commander) 18 February 1886 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea – Captain) 20 January 1892 Kontre-Admiral (Rear Admiral) 23 November 1897 Vize-Admiral (Vice Admiral) 27 January 1902 Admiral   War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class in 1884 Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 3rd Class in 1888 Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife) in 1889 Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class in 1889 Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Knight 2nd Class (ÖEK2) Mecklenburg Order of the Griffon (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgischer Greifenorden), Grand Commander's Cross (MGrO2a/MG2a) Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves in 1893 Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Commander's Cross (GSF2) Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class in 1896 Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class (RSt1) Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class Order of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross (NN1) Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Knight 1st Class (ÖEK1) Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, 1st Class (ÖL1b) Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross (JMuL1/JM1) Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), 1st Class (RA1) Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, Grand Cross (ÖL1a) Red Eagle Order, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves   Honours   A Hill (Diederichsberg) with signal station, Naval Observatory and the Governor's official residence was named after him. At the Kiautschou colony a mountain monument (Diederichsstein) was named after him. A street in Tsingtao (Diederichsweg) near the Gouverneurspalast, the seat of the colonial government, was named after him . Gift watch from Heinrich Prince of Prussia dedicated to von Diederichs, "the victor of Tsingtao": "Dem Sieger von Tsingtau V. Adm. v. Diederichs ./. Heinrich Prinz von Preußen ./. Neujahr 1898"    
      • Another Jeweler’s Copy, same seller, pin and laurel leaves look inconsistent with known original pieces. Final bid was $340
      • This was actually offered as a “Jeweler’s Copy, age unknown” and it still brought over $600 in bids!
      • Dear Gentlemen,   Presentation of the miniature of the "Malaysian Service Medal" / "Pingat Jasa Malaysia (P.J.M)":     Malaysian Service Medal - Wikipedia     Yours sincerely, No one
      • Crude copy of a Juncker Pilot Badge offered at $1200. Looks chemically aged but check the obverse details and the pin
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