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The OMSA convention in Portland, OR, was not only a must attend event in regards to finding medals, but convinced again with great seminars and super networking opportunities.

Here is the real deal:

andreas-

as always, an interesting vignette, well supplied

with impressive documents and that 200+ year old PLM.

any idea where his other awards are?

joe

I wish

Started in 2008, but finally ready to be read:

General Lieutenant Baron Franz Carl Friedrich Ernst von Klüx July 16, 1776 - July 9, 1858

Andreas, auch für die Gefechtsspangen? Gruß Mike

Auch für die Gefechtspangen!

A German dealer (CB) has also one for sale right now (Eur 1'500.-)... it's not a bit strange that such rare as hen's teeth decorations are beginning to pup up everywhere? Just a thought.

This one I would not want to have.

I received several questions in regards to the other items the seller wolongong has for sale. I have seen most of them personaly and can vouch not just for the pieces but also for the seller.

Let me add this high resolution image, too. It i so important to be aware of how this has to look like:

I am honestly not that into medals (more into decorations) but this one due to it's special status is quite a fun one! I have not seen many on medal bars either.

It used to be. So I can comment with full confidence!

Here is a rare one, Hohenzollern for XX years:

Sorry for the bad quality. It's marked on the back by Wagner.

Ok, ok, not quite the Pour le Merite, but in its time probably the highest bravery award that there was. The Military Honor Medal 1st class! A piece from before 1900 with the proper AW mark. I have a little write up on my web page: www.medalnet.net

The piece itself is listed here:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Orden-Militaer-Ehrenzeichen-1-Kl-Preussen-Ausgabe-1864_W0QQitemZ250605140639QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMilitaria?hash=item3a593afa9f

Amazing:

The story of my grandfather:

That's why it pays to attend medal collector societies meetings. The BDOS just had it's annual trade fair and meeting in Gunzenhausen and it's this years exhibitions was about the colonial commemorative medal. The lecture by Bernd Döbel

was very conclusive in regards to this topic.

Beautiful, wasn't it ?! Before 1854

The eagles seem not to have crowns, which a St.John's Ehrenritter would have to have. So it must be a PlM?!

Guard the set well-- you will never find another.

I hope your courier's diversion was not TOO inconvenient.

No, I don't really trust mail or normal courier service, its always best to wait if one can and have stuff hand delivered.

Has it come to live with you after the OMSA Convention?

I've tried finding him... no luck in whatever reserve military status he must have had, from my sources.

But given the numbers, I doubt any of us will ever see another "SEK2E" again.

Yes, my special courier brought it along for me

I believe that there must be only a few. Nimmergut lists the 7 1st class recipients including 4 where the oak leaf cluster was promoted due to the recipient already having received the 2nd class with oak leaf cluster.

Anyway, here the document:

Ok, folks, here it is. It is the group of Dr. Bielfeld, Mayor of Arnstadt. He was also awarded the 1st class. Reverse shows as Rick already pointed out the GFC cypher:

Does anybody know how many of those were awarded?

It appears to be the 1869-1913 Combined Anhalt type but, the 2nd Type Anhalt-Kothen spange is almost identical.

Scharffenberg states in his book, that the designs differ in the bars total width.

Oops, almost forgot to give the resolution, hence the picture here again. this time with the reverse. It is the 1869 issued long service bar after the integration of the Infantry Regiment 93 into the Prussian Army system. The old awards could from then on only be awarded to Anhalt folks and not to foreigners. The new design, similar to the Prussian award was issued April 6, 1870. The long service awards were awarded only and had to be returned with the passing of the recipient. Manufactured by Sy & Wagner:

Here is another Wagner:

But is the laurel wreath of the Black Eagle star in gold or in silver?

BTW Very fine set

Silver?/or very low gold content material as usual. Not sure exactly what it is, but it is always something like it.