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Posts posted by Eric Stahlhut
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years later, a perfunctory internet search will still yield virtually no information concerning for this award. in 29 years of collecting i have seen very few examples...here's what the ribbon looks like:
i am actually quite impressed with the quality of this 45 mm gilded bronze cross--unmarked but the quality is reminiscent of products from 20s/30s makers such as paul kust or heinrich timm. struck really well with excellent detail; it's rather large compared to other medal bar filler vanity awards whose recipients had to obtain by purchasing themselves from a retailer. here's an example next to another ehrenkreuz, albeit from 1934:
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On 21/11/2018 at 06:08, ixhs said:
Yau, looks nice. I always think this type of Stuttgart is looking like an old Korkenzieher - not as a mouse trap.
....or as a Kaesereibe!
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i suppose you could also get away with calling that medal a jeton
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even though current literature and catalogs call it a bewaehrungsmedaille, a short search shows that the term plakette is equally valid for this piece, if it was intended to be worn from a necklace, watch fob, or bierzipfel. it certainly wasn't made to be suspended from a ribbon
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would you mind posting measurement and weight? let's see how it matches to the example i have.
p.s. also, perhaps the letter seems to reference two separate items: the aforementioned 'plakette' and a previously unreferenced 'abschiedszeichen' or going-away commemorative badge?
(or does the wording of the letter describe the "going away gesture" of gifting the plaque)?
also, the pin on the "club/ordenssammler" example appears to be larger. look how it extends past the wreath
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very interesting indeed. well done!
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thank you for the correction, matthew. when i made the post back in 2008 i was probably using a nimmergut or niemann catalog for reference, which most likely had very limited or inaccurate information.
and thank you for reviving this old thread with an updated and detailed summary!
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On 02/07/2008 at 17:44, Eric Stahlhut said:
whilst the KWG operated independently from any state per se, it was founded in 1911, so i guess it's sorta permissible to include it on this thread. here's the golden honor abzeichen for the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for advancement of sciences
On 02/07/2008 at 17:46, Eric Stahlhut said:notice the curious snaps on the ribbon.
i think Albert Einstein was a member of this society.
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then why is the obverse of the badge fairly shiny and bright after nearly 100 years? no signs or smells indicating recent cleaning--- one would think that being made of brass it would be extremely tarnished. the reverse certainly is tarnished, but not the obverse. the silver half moon and letter band are somewhat tarnished, as would be expected from silver or silver plate.
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Just now, bolewts58 said:
Echte Auflage means 'genuine edition', 'genuine impression' or 'genuine strike'.
...and in jewelry terms, "echtgold auflage" means gold plated... i couldn't imagine they were worried about knockoffs, but if they were, that could explain why their brand seems to be the most replicated of all the makers
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Unknown Badge Award
in Germany: Imperial: The Orders, Decorations and Medals of The Imperial German States
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cut-out naval wound badge?