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A recent arrival : the military merit medal with the red cross

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Some additions to my collection :

Hi ! Thank you for your opinions. I will say it to my friend (and I think he will not be very happy...)

Hello gentlemen ! I have received this bice cased award today : The medal is a bronze one, FJ model. I think the best part of it is the box himself, with a very nice decoration. Does someone possess other box for Signum Laudis medal ?

I have to say thank you to the judges for having choosed one of my picture. It make me happy ! It must have been very difficult to choose, because the level was very hight !

Thank ! Better pict (highter resolution) : I think the colour of the silver is distorded by flash... (it is not mine, I don't have it at home to do better pictures)

Hi gentlemen ! What do you think about it ? Seems to be in silver. No detail about weight and size. For me, look very nice and with very nice details... I need your opinion. Thank you !

And another 2nd class cross, boxed, by AE Kochert :

Better pict : :beer:

Hi ! I also possess a cased one, with same swords, coming from Coburg and Gotha :

The only one I possess is the 2nd class knight cross, with X... Unfortunately, without the box... This exemplar is stamped "R" on the low arm (Roessner)...

Very nice ! The first class look a little bit bigger than 2nd, no ? :cheers:

Here is mine... :cheers:

Wow ! :love:

Note the "R. KOWARZIK" signature just below the neck : Does yours present this signature ?

Hi ! According to Gert Efler (Die Orden und ehrenzeichen des Fürstentums Waldeck und Pyrmont), this medal was awarded 315 times during 1915-1918 period (140 men and 175 women) : - 1915 : 0 - 1916 : 94 - 1917 : 101 - 1918 : 120 At all, 375 medals were in the end awarded... The medal was created on 1915, and was given to people working in social welfare and private charity (a lot of red cross personal were awarded...). Mine, with correct ribbon : :love: