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The medal is in nice condition, if I see good, it?s an early issue, should have initials "T.S." on the cut down of portrait...

..the MVK ribbon...

Three new ribbons, FJO, GVK and MVK... but i have a question... what is the difference in ribbons between FJO - knights cross and Comtur? officer, comtur with star and grand cross is clear, but what about this two? its the only difference in size?

I have a case for my 18 years service cross, but I am not sure, if it was not only for officers cross...

Hi Kev, its really "between wars period" medal... these were the cheaper medlas for WWI veterans, they were silvered or gild...

Medal was awarded to all land and muncipal officials in Bosna and Herzegovina, officers and military officials of XV. army corps, officials and serviants of K.u.K. Ministry of Finance and K.u.K.joint Ministry of Finance for affairs of Bosna and Herzegovina, who were to date 5.10.1909 in duty (so no reservists!)..

Awarded bosnian medals were made in dark bronze, private purchased pieces were gild... But thats only my opinion, maybe Elmar Lang will know more... ?

Cca 2.800 awards, but 17 of them were awarded to woman! - 4 official doctors in cities Bihać, Mostar, Sarajevo and Donji Tuzla, rest of them were directors and teachers of three higher girl schools in Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja Luka....

here is the photo (not very good, but nothing better now)...

source of photo: http://ah.milua.org

W&A - Winter & Adler...

Elmar Lang: of course it?s Haupt Munz Amt, I apologize for dezinformation...

As far as i know, awarded bosnian medals were made in dark bronze, private purchased pieces were gild...

Rick: 1918 is on the left side, behind the head of emperor Karl (in position VIII hours ). Have another one in my collection, for 2 wounds marked HMA 1918 (Haupt Munz Amt)... marked behind emperors head too, but in position IX hours...

Kev: a friend has one original trifold ribbon, but I am not sure if he wants to give it away, but I caan ask...

newest in A-H collection...

commemorative bosnia-herzegovina medal - private purchased gild medal and medal for 4 wounds, marked 1918 on the edge

Newest incomes in my Slovak WWII medals collection:

Medal for bravery III. class (Medaila za hrdinstvo III. triedy)

Badge of "Fast division" (odznak R?chlej div?zie)

Commemorative badge for campaign against USSR I. class (pam?tn? odznak za ťa?enie prosti ZSSR I. triedy)

roman: wow, pre 1866 type... is it marked on the edge? very nice and rare one...

On blade makers mark - wlasovitz Stos, and F-S mark - possibly "Finančn? str??"...

..and the last one... ribbon of Order of Iron Crown with swords... was a X-mas present... :)

99 % of fake Feldkappen have stamps of bohemian IR91...

Chris Boonzaier: Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille I. klasse - Silver bravery medal I. class..

very nice legitimation!

..and the newest one, just one hour "at home"...

Bronzene Milit?rverdienstmedaille (Military Merit Medal) FJI on ribbon of MVK (Military Merit Cross)...

pmargulies: There were 1.236 awards of Order of Slovak National Uprising I. class (R?d SNP I. triedy). But they thought, there will be only 1.000 awards, and only so many were made in Kremnica mint. So the other (236 pieces) were "made of II. class of this order" - one "I" on medal was removed and medals were gild.That was official (legal) made in mint only in case of Order of Slovak National Uprising I. class with number above 1.000....

I have never seen a cased II. class, but have asked a few friends, we will see... there were 6.586 awards of II. class - of them 130 to french citizens, 225 soviet, 84 bulgarian, 31 american, 5 romanian, 5 yugoslavian and 16 polish citizens...

III. class of this order was awarded 31.356 times...

The Firm Rothe was a few years befor "hallmark duty" the only supplier of EKO and was him till beginning of WWI. When there was need for more decorations, additional firms were charged of production of EKO. From year 1916 was gold not more used. Orders made of brass from WWI period are marked with makers mark or "star" hallmark (sterchenpunze). but both of them can be absent. When both are missing, it is probably that decoration is made after 1922. Exception is firm Rothe - after end of WWII (!) they still marked made austrian orders with their masters mark. The firm Rothe made austrian orders again after the end of second world war and that till year 1970! (on original maschines)

I can only say, that I agree with Elmar Lang. FR is really masters mark of firm Rothe!

That is not only my opinion - thats meaning of two great austrian experts - Mr. Tusek and Mr. Kilian.

See in literature: TUSEK,F. - KILIAN, F.: Značky firmy Rothe na ř?dech a etuj?ch ( Marks of firm Rothe on orders and cases), In: SIGNUM, III. řada, Nr.19 - z?ř? 2002, s. 486 - 490.

SIGNUM is czech falerist magazine...

Two newest ribbons in my collestion... Silver bravery medal II. class emperor FJI and Silver bravery medal II. class emperor Karl...