Beau Newman
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I just received this Baden group with the Small Gold Service Medal (silver gilt) on the Karl Friedrich ribbon. The Baden Long Service was missing but, I had one to replace it with. I started digging into what references I have on the subject. I really couldn't determine what the actual criteria for the award was. It ranks below the Karl Friedrich Silver Medal but, is actually scarcer with 400-500 awards on the KF ribbon vs. over 1,200 for the Karl Friedrich Silver Medal. The only thing I can come up with is it was awarded to those who already had the Silver Service Medal but, who did not quite merit the Karl Friedrich. It still seems that the number awarded is surprisingly small given 170,000 awards of the Silver Service Medal. Am I missing something or is this just one of the many quirks of the award system?
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There hasn't been anything on this topic for a while. I thought I would revive it with one that hasn't been shown yet. Zahringen Lion Knight 2nd Class w/Oakleaves. 1452 awarded, making it actually more scarce than the 2nd Class w/Oakleaves and Swords, the 1st Class w/Oakleaves or the Commander. The oakleaves are not marked but, test out as 14K gold.
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This unusual piece popped up in Louisville. The details are very good with separately applied medallions and with the sword hilts and blades separate as well. The high points of the design and cross edges have been polished. Definitely not standard WWI construction. Any thoughts. Early? Custom? Spangenstucke? It seems like a lot of effort for an out and out fake.
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The stripes on the sides appear to be white but, may just be a faded green. That is one of 2 possible ribbons for this medal but, is also correct for the Army Jubilee Medal, which is very similar. The bronze medal with crown and dates also used the same ribbon but, that would probably mount much higher on the bar.
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The crowd seemed to be down this year. Understandable under the circumstances. A few empty tables but, not many. I didn't run into nearly as many of my overseas acquaintances as normal. Even so, I did manage to scrounge up a couple of nice pieces. Did anyone else here find anything of note? I got this nice Princely Hohenzollern 3rd Class with Crown and Swords and a nice little miniature Danish Christian IX Dannebrog pair with an 1864 War Medal:
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This topic brought to mind a piece that I have been hanging on to for a while because I thought it was interesting. Not silver, not magnetic. The suspension is attached by a narrow strip soldered to the top of the planchet, similar to the war metal Baden Service Medals. Nimmergut lists a Kriegsmetall version in the OEK but, no photo. Has anyone seen a similar example?
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I thought I would revive this topic with this little mini chain. The center award appears to be a 2nd Type Leopold Order, 3rd Class. The Red Eagle 4th is not unusual but, the Russian 1904/05 Red Cross medal is. With so few of the Leopolds awarded and the unusual Russian connection, is an ID possible?