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And a 3rd class cross.

Reverse... Any idea for the meaning of the stamp ?

Two nice crosses I've found recently : A 2nd class cross, silver gilt, 44mm.

Thank you all ! :cheers:

It's the big issue of the medal. It's not the first time I see this mark : A friend's large gold merit medal has the same mark : his medal is a golded one... :cheers:

And for this bavarian cross : pictures is not good, but she's marked "900 BH". What can be this "BH" jeweller ? Thank you ! :cheers:

Hello gentlemen ! I have tis Baden gold merit medal on my collect. There's a hallmark on the border of the medal (6 o'clock), but what does it represent ? What does it mean ? Thank you ! :cheers:

The "W" and "938"...

Hello ! I have her little sister : a "938" Wagner knight cross. But I had never looked at the ring, wich is behind the crown. So I have did it this evening and I have seen 2 hallmarks, on each side of the ring. One looks like a "3" or a "5" (or a "8" erased). I don't know what is the second one... I will try to do some good pictures of the ring... Do you jnow : - What is this number on the ring ? - What can be the second mark ? :cheers:

Thank you for answer ! (tu peux m'appeler demain apr?s 16h jusqu'en d?but de soir?e ou mardi toute la journ?e, je suis toujours OK pour le 27 AM) :beer:

Hello gentlemen ! I've seen this cross : http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=110328017136 So, what do you think about ? For me, the cross is a good one, but what about the back's engraving ??? Hans Carstens, 3.M.G.K. RIR 238 5-09-17 So ! Original or not ? Thank for your answer ! Greetings

This medal has been created on 19th July, 1918 !! :cheers:

Very very nice ! I love it ! :love:

... and his sister in silver (in solid silver) : (you can see also this thread : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25809&hl=) :cheers:

Hello ! Here is mine in gold (golded bronze) :

On 2009 Nimmergut's catalogue, this order is valued 350,-... :cheers:

Very, very, very nice bar... I love it !!! :jumping:

Yes yes yes ! We want a lot of pictures of this rarity, the two sides, close up, the clasp and all !!! Thank you !!! :D

Same observation than Christophe : I never seen these swords clasp on this medal...

England --> Canada --> USA --> France (back in Europe ! ) The world of collection is very small ! :cheers:

Hello ! No,it doesn't comes from Barry, but from Andreas Schulze (medalnet). I never think that box can have different colours regarding with the difference of attribution ! Great ! :cheers:

Here is the cross with his (new) ribbon... :cheers:

This is the text in David Danner's website with the number of awards before WW1 : "The Military Merit Medal was created in 1850 and was intended to be awarded without regard to rank. There is some discrepancy over how many of the first version were issued. Sources agree that 14 were initially awarded (7 to Schaumburgers, 6 to officers from Hesse-Kassel and 1 to a Saxon) plus two awards inscribed on the rim with the words "D?ppeler H?hen den 17. April 1849" (the battle of the D?ppeler Heights was one of the main engagements of the 1848-1851 conflict between Denmark and Germany; the fortifications on these same heights were also scene of the main engagement of the 1864 German-Danish War). After these 14, a number of other awards were made. One source says a total of 58 were awarded, while another says a further 58 were awarded after the initial 14, for a total of 72. The second version of the Military Merit Medal was awarded for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Prince Adolf I awarded 583 such medals, each with crossed sabers on the ribbon ("mit gekreuztem S?beln auf dem Band"). The third version was awarded in World War One. The design of the medal was the same, although the suspension was different, but instead of crossed sabers, these were awarded with crossed swords on the ribbon ("mit gekreuztem Schwertern auf dem Band"). It is unknown how many of these were awarded, but the number may not have been great. Unlike previous conflicts, the Military Merit Medal was not the principality's main military award - this role had been assumed by the Cross for Loyal Service discussed below.

Yes, I search one such a long long time for my WW1 awards collection ! And she's boxed ! Now I will search one with the geneva cross on the ribbon ! :banger:

They MUST be a BIG mistake !!! :speechless: