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      Post-war PLMs

      in Germany: Imperial: The Orders, Decorations and Medals of The Imperial German States

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      For example, I can understand enhancing feathers and features, but, enhancements cannot be net additional metal to the eagle, in my mind, it should be net LESS metal to the eagle. You pull a strike off a die and then start whittling on it, you reduce the metal content to the strike or at least reshape parts of it, you aren't adding metal, right?

      This is far from my "turf", but, if you recut or enhance a die, you are cutting into the negative image of the die so that it will, in fact, hold more metal when struck. Think about the geometry of what is going on. A reworked die will, in fact, make the image struck from it larger that it was before.

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      herder badges ...

      in People's Republic Mongolia

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      Come now, is it possible for anything that has to do with Mongolian awards to get "less complicated"?!

      As with all other Mongolian awards, these badges deserve -- and are getting here -- a closer and more focused look that has ever taken place before.

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      Bronze British War Medal

      in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals

      Posted · Edited by Ed_Haynes

      Ed

      Look forward to hearing this mans tale ! As you say what a modern anglicised name (David Singh) for such a period medal group.

      Nick

      The current theory is that he was a Sikh who converted to Christianity. The family does NOT want to discuss this and is apparently rather embarassed by this aspect of the personal history of their ancestor (of whom they are otherwise proud).

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      DDR -- Medal for the Fighters against Fascism, 1933-45

      in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR

      Posted · Edited by Ed_Haynes

      Medal for the Fighters against Fascism, 1933-45 / Medaille f?r K?mpfer gegen Faschismus 1933-45

      Previously introduced over at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3188...waffenden&st=22 but here receiving the focus it deserves.

      Bartel 165a.

      Established 22 February 1958 for those anti-fascist Germans who fought against the Third Reich 1933-45.

      While a number of specimens recently came up for auction, I have yet to acquire a fully-documented set. (Help . . . ??? IPB Image)

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      DDR -- Medal for the Participants in the Armed Struggle of the German Working Classes, 1918-23

      in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR

      Posted · Edited by Ed_Haynes

      Medal for the Participants in the Armed Struggle of the German Working Classes, 1918-23 / Medaille f?r die Teilnahme an den bewaffneten K?mpfen der deutschen Arbeiterklasse 1918-23

      Already mentioned, in brief, over at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3188...waffenden&st=21 but few details given.

      Bartel 164a.

      Established 15 August 1957 for those who fought against the Freicorps, Nazis, and other rightists in the early years of the Weimar Republic, when the political "shape" of the republic was still in contention.

      While a number of specimens recently came up for auction, I have yet to acquire a fully-documented set. (Help . . . ??? IPB Image)

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