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I agree Nick is spot on and concise explanation Thanks

Hi 922F, Thank you for the reply If British officer is the suspect why no British Awards were not included Is the USA Awards coincides with the WW1 Period

This Second Type is part of Medal Grouping supposedly awarded to the Navy Officer on the portait

Hi 992F , Thank you for listing them 1937 Model is rare and in a medal group even rarer

Hi Graham, Welcome

Nice Star

Second type

Very nice

Thank you 922F The pair the green box is from my collection I am chasing the Gold variant which is the smallest and the rarest one The Big Medal comes as Gilded Bronze or just bronze Interestingly the Silver Model comes in a small ( in the green box ) and in a bigger Model the size of the Gilded Bronze

Hi Graham very nice

Hi I am not familiar with USA medals and decorations, however i found this Set of four miniatures very interesting and unusual especially the USA medal in combination with Imperial Russian Orders Is this combination is OK

If you collect Bulgarian Orders and Decorations I recommend you to follow the Bulgarian Forums on the eastern Europe section Cheers

Yes ,it is German made Nice and desirable

Nice Star

Nice collection

Hi, Good question. There was only one maker Rhote Vienna You can see all the marks on the firs Class ring The first awarding was on 28 of October 1887 and the last in 1906 The standard medal had 4 lilies on the back however there are medals from first Class with 5 lilies Why only the maker can tell us. There were no restrikes. Only there are existing bad quality fakes I have seen 2nd Class "upgraded with modern soft enamel very Good news all of those fakes are bad quality. The market value is the same Mainly from collectors point of view it is nice to have both variants of the first class but it is not a must. 1st Class -699 2nd Class 1019 3rd Class -475 Total -2193 were awarded during this period

nice one

It is scary to see those fakes

Nice collection

Good Good Luck If you noticed you have samples from both models The 1st Class is with 5 lilies and the 3rd Class is with 4 lilies on the reverse central medallions Regards