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Ha ha ... i'm not sure that helps. Does that mean you think they are genuine, or that they're beautiful fakes? ?

and to finish off today, here is one that to me feels 100% right - the medal slip helps a lot! best wishes to all Rob

Hi everyone, I have been collecting medals for a long time but for the first time in a while I have done an inventory, and for the first time ever (for insurance purposes) I am taking photos and it is amazing the details you notice when you have a high-resolution photo you can expand. I enjoy collecting the US Victory medals and bars but thanks to threads like this I am learning a great deal and beginning to be able to spot the differences - and it seems that several of the medals I bought as genuine are suspect. However, I need your expertise on some of these. I will post some (hopefully) genuine ones as examples, and some where I compare genuine with copies/frauds. Here is my first example, a Vittorio Veneto/ DS combination I bought 11 years ago. So it is 'rare' so it was expensive but I don't think it is genuine and here is why I think that now: 1/ The horizontal stroke in the letter 'T' in the bars have vertical downward strokes at either end, whereas official clasps are just straight. However, note that the lettering matches the DS clasp so if it is faked then someone has also faked the DS clasp to match 2/ the ring has been opened - slight gap 3/ the stitching on the edges of the ribbon just below the clasp should be purple and here it appears to be white Any thoughts from the team (apart from caveat emptor)? thanks Rob This one I bought as a four clasp (AM, SM, MA, DS) medal typical of 4th division. Strange to want to fabricate this (there must be enough genuine ones out there to satisfy the market) but to me the SM clasp looks slightly different compared to the others - it has the thinner stars you normally see on the French made clasps (although it does not say Made in France on the back). The ring also looks like it has been opened at some point.

Hello everybody, I would like to call on your experience to help with these three medals I have had in my collection for some time. I bought them as genuine but I have my suspicions so I appreciate any honest feedback. Laslo's pictures are not clear enough, I need someone who's seen these before. They are reputed to be (from left to right): Laslo Official type 2 Unofficial type 1 (narrow cylinder) Unofficial type 1 (wire suspension) and the reverse

Hi all, I am back on the forum after a few years away. I wanted to do a reality check on some of my medals and check with the experts whether these are genuine or fakes (as I am suspicious about some of them). Please give me your thoughts: Here then are three Portuguese victory medals with the descriptions given them when I bought them (left to right): Laslo official type 2 Laslo unofficial type 1 with narrow cylinder suspension Laslo unofficial type 1 with wire suspension and here the reverse in the same order.

Hi everybody, I am back on the forum after an absence of a few years. I read through the thread and it didn't seem anyone had posted any pictures of the unofficial Type 2c. Here is the obverse of the Type 2 with the T2c next to it. best wishes Rob and here is the reverse. Both medals are stamped on the edge with BRONZE. On the 2c you can see the hallmark, but it is obscured on the T2 because of where they have attached the knob. Laslo says the Type 2c should be considered rare but anybody have any idea how many of these were made or can they say how many they have come across in the past? best wishes Rob

I bought an official type 2 several years ago but it had lost its ribbon. I can see a few people on this thread have attached a piece of interallied victory medal ribbon, but does anyone know where I can get a replacement (even if modern) piece of the original ribbon that should have been on the medal? thanks Rob

If anyone sees a Brazilian Victory medal for $1500 you should buy it immediately (or tell me where you saw it and I will buy it). That would be a bargain price as far as I am concerned. Over here in Europe you would be lucky to find one anywhere for the less than the equivalent of $2500 best wishes Rob

Wow, Lambert, thank you for this amazing research!! I had no idea I had the diploma of a man who later became an admiral. Thank you so much for sharing this news. I am guessing then that the medal probably does not belong to the diploma, or it means that someone took apart his medal group. Rob

I also have an Italian Victory medal with diploma, mine is the Laslo type 1 medal. How rare is it to find one of these Italian diplomas? Rob

I think it's the lighting, the medals in real-life are more or less the same tone as far as I can see

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and thought I would share a picture of my Cuba victory medal which is contained in this group on a medal bar. I also have the enamel ribbon bar. The victory medal is a Laslo official type but I would be grateful if anyone can let me know what the other medals are. thanks in advance Rob

Apologies to anyone wanting to see this but I was on business. Here are what I think is a Laslo official type 2 plus the diploma with which I bought it. I have no proof that these two items officially go together! best wishes Rob

Hi all, I am new to the forum but have been collecting these WWI US state, county and town victory medals for a number of years. In his book, Louis Small lists the following known State victory medals, with an estimate of the numbers issued: New York 427,871 Missouri 140,247 New Jersey 130,024 North Carolina 105,436 Maryland 64,424 (actual number) Connecticut 56,881 Oregon 32,276 New Hampshire 18,255 District of Columbia 18,016 Delaware 9,187 Wyoming 8,009 I have them all if anyone needs photos - it took me some time and a bit of money to get Delaware and Wyoming. best wishes Rob

Hello all, I am new to the site and have been reading this interesting thread about the Brazilian Victory medal. More than 10 years ago I bought a type 2 from a dealer in London and it came with a Diploma. I can share a picture of the medal and diploma if anyone is interested. My questions are, how rare is it to find a Brazilin victory medal still with its diploma and how much does the diploma add to the value of the medal? best wishes Rob