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I don't know, but would like to know what the bows (#25), the crown (#23) and the star device (#31) on the ribbons means. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

Top and inside of boxed Hamburg.

A pair with a tailor's tag.

Another bar with medals from three states.

According to Claudius and Japan X, it's the right type for the 1930/40s. I suspect he was on a voyage to Japan.

A nice tailor's label on the reverse.

I nice Hamburg trio followed up with a Japanese Order of the Rising Sun.

With an 1848 medal in second position. It's a nice symmetrical bar with the two large medals on either side. Many times prinzen size Centenary medals were mounted and worn in stead of the full-size.

A standard 1870 EK2C medal bar.

A noncombatant 1870 group. Was he wounded in 1866???

A Prussian Order of the Crown Medal group.

A Saxon who fought in 1866 and then again in 1870.

Prussian long service 1870 group.

Obverse of a fine older bar with the Duppel Medal 1864, the Alsen Cross 1864, the 1866 Koniggratz Cross and the 1864 War Medal. What a interesting mid 19h Century group with combatant ribbons for all the medals.

Baden with 1870-71 clasp

Mounted on an uncommon type of ribbon bar.

Obverse and of course with the Hannover, Langensalza 27 June 1866 Medal at the front, we know that this bar was worn by A. Kreiss. I wish there were medal rolls so I could find out what regiment he served in.

Wurttemberg 1866 in the final position.

Nassau 1866 in center

Saxon medal bar obverse. The first medal is the Order of Albert. Albert the Bold (1443-1500), a man of great strength and courage, was Duke of Saxony and founder of the Albertine branch of the ruling Wettin family. The Order was founded in his memory on 31 December 1850 by King Friedrich Augustus II to recognize ‘all those who render useful service to the state, or who distinguish themselves through civil merit, science, art, etc., who have earned a claim to Our recognition’. On 31 January 1876 the statutes were amended and the Albert Cross was added to the Order. Some 5,573 examples were awarded before the Cross was changed to a one-piece construction from silvered metal in 1909. The Order was suppressed in 1918.

How rare are these? They're very beautiful.

An embroidered 29th IB shoulder sleeve insignia.

Komtur, do you know what the crown represents on number 23?

I was hoping someone could tell me.

Interesting bar with the bows...