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1/2 size Second Model

I agree it is gilded silver +A" means silver Here is French made gilded silver Commander

Very nice

Hi 922F, I did additional research The medal had 6 models The medal you listed appear to be 3rd or 4th model The difference is the size the 3rd model is 37 mm 4th Model is 30 mm The ribbon is unknown The medals came with or without ribbon loop The two desk top medals i listed appear to be with the features of the 5th and 6th model The Gilded one is 64 x47 mm 100.33 grams It is made from heavily gilded Bronze There is a variation of this size in silver - 69.33 grams the silver one that I have and listed is the smaller variation 35 x 45 mm - 30.33 grams The Gold medal is smaller size still unknown to me - 14 grams This is the gold Variant 14 grams

Thanks

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