Zsebora

On 08/08/2018 at 19:27, lambert said:

Yes it's an Official medal with the Italian ribbon (maybe) .. It's a good piece. 

Lambert 

Thanks for these hints. What do you think the reasonable market price for these is nowadays? I dont want to overpay for it. 

Hi, 

Thanks. My way of thinkig exactly. :) 

13 hours ago, lambert said:

No, it's an Unofficial Type 2. without the sculptor's signature.

Note the absence of "O" on the back of the medal. Possibly made in France
It's a very hard medal to find I consider Rare.   A ribbon is invaluable.

 

Lambert 

Hi,

Thanks a lot. I am not an expert in interallied vic medals, so cannot judge the difference of the many manufacturers and types, even within the specific country versions. I am a collector of Kuk decorations as being Hungarian and when took it to my mind to acquire the most notable medals of the "enemy" I came to be more and more excited about these medals. 

So being rare what does it mean exactly, as an unofficial medal (which I have always considered 2nd rate) it can be more valuable and/or expensive than an official one?O.o

Thank you in advance.

Gábor

Dear all,

Could you please help confirming what type this medal is? Official, unofficial, copy? 

I am considering purchasing it.

Thanks a lot!

Dear all,

Could you please help me a bit. 

I am considering a purchase. I hope you can confirm this as an official type. (I am not into unofficial pieces)

Thanks a lot!

Hi,

First of all, you have a marvellous piece *.* Must have been expensive....


So, you won't be able to tell an exact year or even a decade with these. A few things are certain though.

1: Not an early (early 19th century) variant, which was quite different from these

2: Not wartime piece neither, considering there is no war decoration and the piece is plain gold, not goldened bronz. Definitely a peace example. 

3: The later, latest ones have the numbers on the back in a, let's say' more modern and conventional font style, instead of this overornamented one. 

Based on these I'd say sometimes between the later part of the 19th century - 1914. It is still more decades but in my opinion it cannot be concluded more certainly. Though I admit I am not a hardcore expert in this particular order.


(p.s.: How did you mean the ribbon is not from this? Not from this particular piece? Because otherwise it is a fine Iron crown band:) )

Cheers