graham

Nothing special but a little strange.

My EK2, Kyffhäuser Union War Veterans Commemorative medal, Hindenburg Cross and Prussian Veterans Commemorative medal bar: -

The EK2 is marked S-W. The Hindenburg Cross has an incorrect ribbon (looks like a Hanseatic Lübeck cross ribbon)

922F,

Thanks for the feedback. The fiver is Zinc.

I really do not know what the rim markings are, whether they are manufacturing markings or not . Would love to find out though.

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

I was fortunate enough to go this year, great place to visit, some wonderful items to view. There was hardly anyone in the museum and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Just over the Danube is the Museum of World War 1 and the Bavarian Police Museum which are also well worth a visit. You can buy a combined ticket for all three venues.

A few more: -

This medal has three wound stripes and is marked 'HMA 1918'

This medal has four wound stripes and is marked 'GW 18'

Lastly this medal has five wound stripes and is marked 'WAA'

Wound medals from my collection with different rim mint markings. Does anybody know what these mint markings signify?

This medal has no 2 mm red wound stripes and is marked 'B.18'

The next medal has one wound stripe and is marked 'GW 18' 

This one has two wound stripes and is marked 'WAA 918'

macchianera72,

Thanks for the feedback.

Regards,

Graham

Some good information at this website concerning this medal: -

http://antique-photos.com/ru/awardsdatabase/foreign-awards/republic-of-austria/73-war-commemorative-medal.html

This one is from my collection: -

vonmackensen-blog.tumblr.com

Marie von Fery-Bognar

One I own, blank on the reverse. A decorated Belgian soldier, would be nice to know who he is: -

One more: -

thechaplainkit.com/chaplains/foreign-chaplains/belgium/

Happy to go with the consensus.

Regards,

Graham

An interesting website:

www.bulgarianartillery.it

A 7.5cm Gebirgskanone M 15 (Skoda 75mm mountain gun M. 1915)

Austria-Hungary - Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis and France - Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign

Great information in this thread.

This is my Official medal:

Just to add one more to the great medals already shown in this thread. This is my Official type 1:

My Official type 1: 

Here is my, what I believe to be, an Official type 2 medal.

Bulgarian Stormtroopers

kylarsroleplay.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_1_(Bulgaria)

One from my collection.

An official type 2 no clasps: -

Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, Somme

www.fortunapost.com/80-somme/46684-carte-postale-ancienne-80-albert-basilique-notre-dame-de-brebieres-1905.html

In 1905:

www.awm.gov.au/collection

In 1916:

In 1918:

Present:

St. Quentin Cathedral

abelard.org/france/germans_in_france-stquentin.php

globalnews.ca/news/1623002/rebuilding-europe-after-ww1-took-decades/

In 1910:

In 1918:

In 2014:

The Cloth Hall, Ypres

roydenhistory.co.uk/eportwarmemorial/battlefieldtrips/battlefields2004/yprestown/yprestown.htm

archives.queensu.ca/exhibits/archival-resources-teachers/archival-look-world-war-i/warfare-wwi

In 1914:

In 1915:

In 1918:

In 2004:

This is my Official type 2.

47-mm gun Hotchkiss system. Many removed from Russian naval ships after the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05 and fitted with wooden wheel carriage systems.

topwar.ru/15422-batalonnye-pushki-19151930-gg.html

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