Carlo

I think this is the most plausible explanation.

It could be, in the silver hallmarks of 1872 - 1922, among the letters indicating the city of production, the F stands for L'viv/Lemberg. But the medal is marked with Diana's head and the letter A, indicating that it was made in Vienna.

I thought about it, but looking closely unfortunately it doesn't seem to be the right one.....

Good morning everyone, I recently got this beautiful decoration of the Red Cross (2nd class) on a women's bow, nothing rare, but still a beautiful decoration. As I was inspecting it I found the classic maker's marks (GAS in this case) and material marks, but on the body I found another mark I hadn't seen yet, an F on the lower right portion of the central medallion. I was hoping some of you knew more so I could identify it. Carlo

Very interesting!! It's a fact that certainly adds value to the history of this piece! Very true, practically all the orders and decorations with the advent of the great war have become increasingly common, considering the large number of soldiers and officers to be rewarded. This has certainly led to a "devaluation" of the decoration itself, see for example the bars for multiple awards...

Wow, that's called knowing what you're talking about! I couldn't figure out what was written on the back of the box, but now that you mention it it reads clearly! Many thanks for this information!! It is a very plausible explanation, pity that the manufacturer/seller is not known.

Thanks!!

Thanks! I am quite convinced that the medallion is gold, when it arrived one of the two medallions was detached, and the color inside looked just like rose gold This is true, it could be the initial of silver (Argento in Italian) even if in real life it does not appear to be of this material.

Many thanks!!

Thank you, rosettes are a subject that I have recently started to appreciate, and I have noticed that they are not very popular with collectors.

Hello everyone, for a while now I have had this Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy in my collection, contained in a velvet-lined box imprinted with the monogram of King Vittorio Emanuele III. Both the body of the cross and the ribbon ring are marked with the letter A, but up until now I haven't been able to figure out what they mean. Does anyone know? Carlo

Hi all, I have had this miniature chain for a while, clearly from an officer who survived the war, based on the toucan silver mark W 4 used since 1922. In addition to this it also have a manufacturer's mark F-S, which I haven't been able to identify yet, does anyone know anything about it? Carlo

Hello everyone, I recently received this silver merit cross with crown, in very good condition but unfortunately with the mark in the ring difficult to read. I was wondering if anyone had one with a similar mark so I could give some insight into the identification. The other mark appears to be a Dog's head with the number 3. Carlo

Good morning everyone, I recently purchased this beautiful 40 year service cross, in perfect condition and marked Zimbler in the ring. I know that this decoration was introduced in 1890 and awarded until the end of the war, being a relatively long period of awarding I was wondering if there was any detail that could allow me to understand more or less in which year it was produced. Carlo

A thousand thanks! I'll keep researching, at the moment the most probable manufacturer is Rothe, but I can't say with full certainty yet.

Thank you!! Actually, now that I think about it, I know very few Italians who collect this kind of items.

Good evening gentlemen, I recently purchased this medal for 40 years of faithful service. The medal itself has nothing special, but the box does: it is a flat leather box with a black interior bordered with gold thread. I'm pretty sure the box was privately procured, perhaps as a gift piece or just a box to store the decoration. The question is, does anyone know what period it could be? Before the great war, post-war or something else?

A truly magnificent piece, and a very well done research!!

Exactly!!

Thanks a lot!! This is something I didn't know and it explains a few things I've seen in the past. Thank you so much again for this very useful information!!!!

Hi everyone, today I show you this gold cross of merit (miniature), which measures 25 mm in height (including crown) and 17mm in width. The only hallmark that is stamped is that of the 750 gold. Question to the more experienced: do you think it is possible to identify a manufacturer based only on manufacturing? Another question, when do you think it was made? The cross is of particularly fine workmanship, which makes me think it is quite old, but I don't know when it was made, I haven't seen many like this one, so sadly I don't have many references. Carlo

Very beautiful medal, the oldest one I have at the moment is the second model of Emperor Franz Joseph (1859-1866)

I was thinking the same, it's too small.

Very interesting, I had never seen these markings before!!!

I thought the same too!