Bavarian Red Cross medal..

[Mike Dunn]

Here is something I have had for a while now. I find it with a 1914 bar and crown but not without one. This one is casedand wihtout them. I was wondering if they were the same or two different grades for the award.

mike

[Mike Dunn]

case

[Eric Stahlhut]

hiya mike,

this thread prolly belongs over on the imperial section.

anyways!

a similar volunteer medical cross was first issued during the 1870/71 war with france. that version is devoid of a crown un the upper arm of the cross, and had straight angled arms. there was an 1870/71 bar for it.

your version was instituted in 1901 and can be found alone (like yours), with a '1914' bar, and with the silver crown and the '1914' bar.

so i guess there were three grades.

the version with both the bar and crown is very rare.

Edited September 24, 2008 by Eric Stahlhut

[Guest Rick Research]

OOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo :love:

[redcross]

while the bar and crown are rare,

when buying - do make certain

that the bar and crown were issued

and are not upgrades by the

frankenstein medal bar folks

I was offered one once that

used a Belgian crown and when

I pointed this out, I was told it was

a very <g> rare variation

[nesredep]

Hello!

WOwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww,very nice.

All the best

Nesredep

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

For comparison, here is an 1870 cross. Yes, the border of the center medallion is black, not blue.

[Wild Card]

Reverse.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Wild Card

[lilo]

Gentlemen,

.......................................Yes, the border of the center medallion is black, not blue.

Indeed it is Dark Blue NOT black.

Lilo