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It's long Story. It's came together with yours and other stuff in 2001 from a small auction house into the collection of a friend of me.

He was also the one who sold your silver engraved private purchased badge to a german collector who sold yours into the wide world...

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Your silver badge was sold in the auction without box...

Here is a scan from your silver piece made by my friend who brought the badge during the auction and the page from the auction catalog from 2001.

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I was lucky last week and I got the awarded Seeflieger Badge from Otto Hess.

It is made from Bronze by H. Schaper.

It's looks like he was wearing this badge a long time and he has polished it very often.

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I guess you will find nothing in Berlin.

The ottoman empire is also very popular in Germany and we have many collectors.

Sorry...

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Seeheld

great medal bar and easy to restore

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Seeheld

1671 Knight Crosses

You are right, usually is here no chance to get a right name.

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Seeheld

Hi Nicolas,

at first your informations from Wikipedia is totally wrong.

The Griffin order was the lowest order in both Mecklenburg. (Schwerin and Strelitz)

And a Knight Cross with Swords has never been existed.

I have the complete rolls of all Orders and Medals from Mecklenburg on my files.

Wich information do you require exactly?

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Seeheld

Ok,

now it is clear.

He is noted in the rolls as Alexander Fürst von Teck.

He got his Grand cross Crown in Ore at the 22nd of July 1904 from Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Wow! 

I have found my family on three nails in the museum in my place of birth.

The biggest nails are engraved.

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Seeheld

I will have another look tomorrow.

All have been awarded with the civilian Class. 

Crown in Ore is the class for highest nobility only! For example Kings, Dukes, Prince ...

Crown in Gold is the class for common nobility or high ranking people. For example Fieldmarshalls, Generals, Minister, Ambassador

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Hello Guys,

last week I got this medal from an old man, who want to melt the medal to get money for the gold.

He told me that medal was awarded to his great grandfather (Family name Miehlke).

The medal has a diameter of 51mm and a weight of 77g. According to a jeweler the Gold is made from 20kt.

It is possible to get informations about Direktor Miehlke? He was living until 1918 in St. Petersburg.

How rare is such a medal?

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According to the rolls:

1. Grand cross with crown in ore on 27.09.1879 from Mecklenburg-Strelitz

2. nile

3. Grand cross with crown in ore on 13.08.1865 from Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4. not clear

5. Grand cross with crown in ore on 22.07.1904 from Mecklenburg-Strelitz

6. Grand cross with crown in ore on 19.07.1902 from Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The problem are the different names and titles. This is the reason for number 4.

Number 2 is for sure not noted in the original rolls.

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Seeheld

wonderful!!!

On 16. September 2016 at 14:04, augustin1813 said:

Westphalian Medal of Honor, 1813:

 

 

WOW!

Never seen before!

Congrats!

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Seeheld

I don't need to see the whole cross.

It's an already known fake.

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Seeheld

I have all Mecklenburg rolls in Exel on my Database...

Including the Friedrich Franz-Cross 1917 for Home Merite!

around 1500 Crosses are awarded for Men and Women mostly in Mecklenburg

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Seeheld

You should take #2

and I will take #1 for sure...

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Wow, this is really a nice bar!

Hello Gent´s,

it is the medal bar from Schloßportier Michael Glausch,

the key for Identification was the Hessian Verdienstmedaille

and then with the help from an saxonian collector it was easy

to find out the Name.

Kind regards

Andreas

Wow!

Thank you Andreas! :jumping:

regards

Frank

really great looking Mini bar!

Thanks for sharing.

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:jumping:

Ernst von Blücher is the only one Possibility!

More details by Telefon next week.

Congrats from Hong Kong

Seeheld

You are right. Here is no chance to find the right name.

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Seeheld

Nice bar.

Can be a Zahlmeister or...

The mini bar is really untypical.

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Seeheld

Very nice case! Congratulations.

This is not really related (I know) but here is an interesting receipt from Godet's shop in 1904 for the Mecklenburg-Strelitz Großkreuz des Ordens der Wendischen Krone with brilliants. Check out the customer name... does that mean the Grand Duke himself?

The receipt can be for his highness him selfs Grand Cross...

The box was for a Wendian Crown from Mecklenburg-Schwerin!

On top of the box you can find a FF for Friedrich Franz and not a AF for Adolf Friedrich...

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Seeheld

Thank you for taking measurements. Now it's really clear. The box is not for a Commanders Cross.

A Commanders Cross of a Wendian Crown Order you can see at my avatar picture.

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Seeheld

That is right. This box is from Mecklenburg-Schwerin designed for a silver or golden Merite Cross. A Knight Cross is also possible.

A Box for a Commanders Cross should be larger.

If you want to sell it...

Best regards

Seeheld