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I always wondered how the jewelers of these got that red enamel inside the crown? Very effective design in its outcome appearance

Just a very general observation and thus not a "solution" per se to the original question. The presence of the fine case helps. In general, Bulgarian, like Serbian orders, were mostly made in Austria in the imperial period, many without hallmarks. And since I collect orders from different European nations, I have even noticed variations in scale and design among normally exacting German states orders, depending on jeweler.

There is a very expensive thick book with color photos that lists field marshals' batons. I will have to look up its title.

The things I noticed were lack of crispness and b) newness of the ribbon. Probably the result of a cast non original replica intended to mislead buyers.

good answer thus in the picture that Japanx sent, the top one is false replica and the bottom picture true version?

You both have good eyes. How does one tell that they are fake? I BELIEVE you I just wish to learn more on how to detect.

Points well taken. Look at the suspension ring. Is there a 56 for 14K? This one looks to be gilded bronze which would have been made WWI era. I am making an assumption. Also always look at the detail in the center of the "nun" and see that it was hastily painted which could have gone on in wartime when they had to manufacture more of these. Always look for gold versions, preferably before say 1910, for an instance. When photographing, place a quarter next to the medals or a ruler, as the third and fourth class seem to be somewhat close in size. Just some additional ideas....

Yes. The oval kokoshnik mark is of a female head facing left with a folkloric headdress and the fineness of the metal in zolotniki and the Cyrillic letters/initials of the assayer. It was made between 1896 and 1908. Maker is Adolf Sper. What is your item?

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thanks immensely

Fascinating and well tuned reply here. thanks. My supplemental thoughts. First of all, I would like to see that "familiar photo" on the steps of the Reichstag. 2. Paintings and furniture and fine art I can see they would immediately value, but it seems phaleristics and fine medal collecting did not emerge into its own as a recognized collectible til perhaps later in time?? And here is a fascinating question: did some higher level medals of royal and noble houses travel with their owners in exodus to the neutral states of Europe during both WWI and WWII? (for instance, to Sweden, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, realizing that not the same exact nations were neutral in both wars, but there is some overlap with those named above.) So a parallel question: did fine orders of decoration and high level ones migrate to the neutral nations of Europe during WWI and WWII? And by that I ALSO mean fine orders from any number of originating order of decoration-issuing nations during those two conflicts.

I have often wondered if those looking across Germany for imperial era orders of decoration over the last thirty years, do they have more success looking in the Eastern half of the unified Germany than the western side?? In other words were more orders found in the large eastern cities such as Leipzig and others (including smaller cities, towns and villages)? This thought has entered my mind. Were many such items to be found there in comparison, more or less?

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I do know that Europe-wide, full metal breast stars started coming into prominent vogue around 1 1860