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Wow. Nice! Is the WGMMM posted in his WP? Did you get it directly from the family? Do you know for what action he received it? His brother?

great detective work! Yes, I do think Rick would have been very pleased.

a great bar with wonderful potential for medal restoration! Please post again when you obtain it and reattach the missing awards.

Shouldn't be too hard. They're represented on ebay pretty well.

Hello; Here is something that someone practically gave to me because they knew of my interest in "everything military". I have to confess, I hadn't recognized it immediately. I think our Danish citizens or collectors of Danish militaria will recognize it right away, but I haven't seen one like it in decades. What it is; the King's Emblem Pin for King Christian X of Denmark The back ground is the Danish flag, the big "C" and smaller "x" for Christian X. Born in 1870 and second date of 1945 for his 75th birthday. There was also an earlier 1940 date for his 70th birthday and it came out just after the Germans occupied the country in WWII. The pin is hallmarked on the back with "925 S" and the small cypher mark of Georg Jensen. The designer of the pin was Arno Malinowski. The pin became associated with passive resistance to German occupation due to the timing it came out and the circumstances. The Danish king was not pleased to have the Germans in his country but agreed to it because their military situation was hopeless. With his surrender he was able to remain the head of country and tried to protect his people. He could be seen riding on his horse, without military escort, among his people in the city. There are more of stories and actions found online. For years, even after his death in 1947, the pin has become a symbol of the King's (and the country's) resistance to the occupation and will be to any occupation. I have seen this small badge as a button hole device and cufflinks.

nice additions

Hello catherineyronwode, welcome to the GMIC site. On my own behalf, I welcome you and hope you visit us with more contributions in the future. I did a quick search for a Hugo Kohn. I didn't find him (maybe the spelling of "Kohn" different? umlauts?) I did find a "Herman Kohn" who earned his International Pilot license on July 12, 1918. As Chris mentioned, your great uncle may have started out in the Cavalry or Artillery. Do you have any thing else from him? Is there any writing on the back of the photo?

Another great little badge. What are the dimensions on this one? Can we see a close up of the markings?

What a great little piece! I think it is too small to be a Prinzen piece. I think it was a more unique size, and it was something that his wife specifically ordered and added the loop (for his watch chain?) If so, then I think it was a late wedding present or an early anniversary present, because as an active duty Naval Observer I would think he would be wearing his uniform and pin-backed badge. I love the engraving. Very touching and correct.

That is interesting. Thanks for the explanation.

AH yes, this is a great group! Alex, what is the Hamburg cross doing there? If he earned it, why didn't he represent it on his medal bar and the ribbon bar?

I like those enhancements! I especially like the look of the naval badge. It really stands out but has a nice patina color. Great job.! I would like to see more of these that you do.

Roger that...thank you.

mmmm, yeah. but if it is too large, it's distracts from the piece and renders it worthless. if too small, it could be buffed out.

Junk... This is the original thread to a Cross that I thought was legit. I think the general consensus is that it is fake. I'm not interested in an St. George Cross copy and I was going to offer for sale under Replica Sales (at a Replica price). But my question is; if I sell it to someone, who sells it someone, who then sells it to someone else could that person believe it was legit? Basically, I am only re-stocking a known fake back into the collecting market?

are you saying that ALL of these are bad?!?!

I concede to your debate points.... 1) Many years of experience. 2) Self promotion as an expert in medals. 3) charging top commissions for their expert advice. Point 1, I only discovered this auction house a few years ago and from my initial look at it I concluded that they were a coin house, exclusively. And only started to dabble in other artifacts and militaria awards because of the $$$ to be made. I had not realized how long they have been dabbling in military. Point 2, I thought when they said "medals" they were referring to TABLE medals. Point 3, They certainly do charge a lot. I guessed that this was more of a psychological phenomena that consumers equate higher prices with higher quality. At least in this case, higher commission costs with higher expertise. Ill-deserved in this case.

nice doggie.... sorry to see Kunker pushing these bad pieces. In their (only) defense they are mainly a coin auction and the medals/orders are just not their forte.

Gentlemen; Theses are all wonderful bars. Thank you for starting this thread Chris. I have a couple of entries, but right now I can only add the link to my favorite. I will confess in advance, it is a bit of a cheat to the category. Yes, he was a NCO during the fighting, but later became a (Prison) Officer and earned some additional awards.

Hello Tim; Great looking bar. I can't make out the clasp on the first Military Merit medal. Can I see a close-up? I don't know the answers to your questions, but I hope someone here can help you. Good luck!

Congratulations on a great, little bar. When you get the right medals on it, you need to show it again.

http://gmic.co.uk/rules2015.pdf I can't explain all of your problems with posting, but I posted the link to the guidelines above. Any other technical issues might need to be addressed by those more knowledgeable that me.