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    Extreme RARE 3 Medals !


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    Guest Rick Research

    Is the Liakat (German spelling, so the way we are most used to seeing it) actually REAL gold?

    The wartime "silver" ones are usually some horrible cheap alloy.

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    Is the Liakat (German spelling, so the way we are most used to seeing it) actually REAL gold?

    The wartime "silver" ones are usually some horrible cheap alloy.

    I have handled one many years ago and yes it is the real yellow metal. You also get the Imtiaz Medal in gold normally engraved but allied rulers, the Kaiser and King of Bulgaria amongst them had their names individually die struck. For Ferdinand Of Bulgaria see the King of Bulgaria collection, Sotheby's 7 July 1998, lot 263 gold and silver,naming on the gold is illustrated.

    All the best,

    Paul

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    Dear Friends,

    The above Liyakat was NOT German ,

    yeah I saw many Silver , Gold Plated Silver , Gilt even 8 ct Gold (Low Degree Gold) ones.

    But the one above was .750 Solid Gold .

    Normally our mint used and still using .916 purity for the Gold Coins and Medals , except of some .585 and .750

    Commerative medals.

    But in Liyakat Medals ,the gold ones which made during the War period was different purity.

    As I told you I saw and sold examples of 8ct , 18ct and 22ct . gold Liyakat Medals.

    Sure All of them was Original...

    Sincere Regards,

    Avsar Ibar

    Ibar Jewellery and Antiques

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    Guest Rick Research

    Yes, I wondered what the actual Ottoman issued ones were made out of.

    It has always seemed odd to me that in those "happier" days when gold and silver were NOT as expensive as now, the so-called "silver" Liakats (surely there were COINS that size that were actually silver?) were some strange white metal alloy, cheap, with nasty "used razor blade" suspensions.

    See what I mean about how horrible the "silver" ones are, in contrast with the gold class?

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    Guest Rick Research

    The sabers bars are all the same. They just show the year date "1332."

    If you mean the individual front (Caucasus, Suez etc etc) bars, those went on the War Medal star ribbons, and are covered in the various Turkish War Medal star threads.

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    The sabers bars are all the same. They just show the year date "1332."

    If you mean the individual front (Caucasus, Suez etc etc) bars, those went on the War Medal star ribbons, and are covered in the various Turkish War Medal star threads.

    Sorry, my mistake.

    I was actually referring to the ribbon hangers (someone has referred to others as the "razor-blade" type).

    I have seen 3 or 4 different types in the Forum.

    This one is particularly attractive compared with the usual "tuna-tin" variety.

    Edited by shell shock
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