Wood

Theres a bit here :- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/16931-the-metaxas-regime/

Greek, I think. Metaxos? regime.

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Pete

No Mervyn, wartime (1940) a street collection donation token (Winterhilfswerke) on behaf of the NSKOV, DRK, NSRKB and RTB. These ones are plastic, but others came in a variety of materials, from tin (hence tinnies) to clay, terracotta, cloth, wood etc.etc.

Pete

Hi Mervyn,

You may be right on the last one, I didn't read the wording. Never, I believe, produced in this format as a coin.

Next time I see him I will ask my mate, he is a coin and token officianado, afficianado, anyway he collects them.

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Pete

We have some of these posted elsewhere on the forum. http://gmic.co.uk/in...showtopic=26532 http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/52703-badischer-sangerbund/ etc.

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Pete

A very nice selection of singers membership badges.

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Pete

Cycling club badge?

Pete

A standard SA, and as you say, a very nice SS.

Pete

Two of a set of 20,

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22476

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Pete

These are probably gaming tokens.

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Pete

Over 50 I think. Look... sorry about that.

Pete

1st. Century. Ah yes my brain going faster than my eyes, and all suspect.

I do Remmmber that ssseries. Great wwwatching.

Great people those Roman emperors, so few died of old age!

Perhaps a wire brush would be better than a linish.

Well THANKS Robin.

and no they were not, so perhaps it should just be Celtic?

Ooops, perhaps another blunder, Celts were all over the continent as well, I believe.

Were the Romans here in 1 A.D.?

I can imagine Tony whatshisname (Time team) waxing over this. Ah, perhaps it needs a good wax after the linish.

Pete

Forgot, they were trading here to see the lie of the land before they veni, vidi etc.

Neat, Needs a good polish.

Pete

Its quite possible, as many tinnies had similar designs, but in Tiestes books the badges are listed by town/city and then date so it means trawling through page by page.

I gave it a quick try for you, but went bleary eyed before I got to C!

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Pete

and epaulets are, for some reason, ridiculously exprensive.

Pete

Sorry Mervyn, I only have a basic book on British badges (coloured drawings) the size is right, and it looks cast, which is OK for middle east (bazzar) made badges. Remember that most, if not all British badges have been copied, first from the original dies, then new dies when the old finally wore out. The rough look of Tracys is a plus. I would assume that a modern copy would be die struck, but I don't know exactly. There may be a load of fakes to see on e-bay!

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Pete

Beret badge for the No's 50-52 commandos raised in the middle east. Be aware that these have been copied.

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Pete

In very good conditon it is booked at 30 Euro (approx $40 todays prices)

Rough, who knows, half?

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Pete

Well the SAS is modern. Probably a copy.I believe only Australians had a metal badge. We had cloth (the British)

The paras look OK, though the two lugs look very close together on the one, but I'm no expert.

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Pete

No.

Pete

There is now an opinion that the badge with the eagle at a shallower diving angle are real. Comments.

http://www.wehrmacht...ad.php?t=567914 & http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471804&highlight=heer+para+fll

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Pete

A few epaulets. Two sizes.

Tag der Wehrmacht.