W?rttemberg Golden Military Merit Medals

[Ralph A]

I like the way this display turned out.

Thanks for looking.

[Christian L]

nice looking!

are they both real gold or silver gilded?

christian

[panzercomander]

Yes superb medal bars and also the display!!!

Congratulations

Carlos

[Gerd Becker]

Very nice! Also a nice mini-bar under the display case. Let?s take a closer look!

[Stogieman]

I would have to say they are both real gold...

[dond]

Very nice Ralph.

[Daniel Murphy]

Ralph,

Beautiful items and a great display. Just one thing though, your LS Bar is upside down.

Dan Murphy

[Stogieman]

[Ralph A]

Ralph,

Beautiful items and a great display. Just one thing though, your LS Bar is upside down.

Dan Murphy

Silent and sure testimony to bad eyesight and new bifocals.

[Ralph A]

I have a picture on file of the golden merit medal on the top bar:

[Wild Card]

Hi Ralph,

Those are very nice pieces and, as has been previously stated, exceptionally well displayed. With regard to the gold military merit medals, (1) do they have the engraver?s name - ?K. Schwenzer? - under Wilhelm?s bust and (2) are there any marks on the ?se? I seem to recall that the gold versions of this medal had a fineness mark on the side of the ?se; but will defer to our more learned members on this point.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[Ralph A]

Reverse of bar:

[Ralph A]

Here is a shot of the medal on the lower bar:

[Ralph A]

Although the gold medal on the top bar has no ?se markings, the one at bottom does:

[dond]

Great shots Ralph. Keep it up.

[Wild Card]

That?s it Ralph.

Now, if you can?t make it out and memory serves me correctly, that mark on the ?se is .333

[Daniel Murphy]

Ralph,

Great close-ups of the little devil. They are magnificent pieces. Is either bar ID'd?

Dan Murphy

[Ralph A]

Sorry, no ID.

The bar at bottom came to me without the medals. They are merely slipped under the bar and not on the hooks (two of which are missing).

[JensF.]

Very nice to see some original and awarded medals in real gold.

[JensF.]

I only have this one with a "Spangenst?ck" in gilt bronze without die-maker:

[Claudius]

I only have this one with a "Spangenst?ck" in gilt bronze without die-maker:

Hello;

Could someone tell me, what does the Wreath on the ribbon of the WMMM mean? (Mine doesn't have that )

I thought the wreath on this ribbon was for a different (enamel) award.

-Claudius

[Christian L]

the wreath should normally be only on the ribbonbar - to differ between the silver medal (nothing beside the ribbon) and the golden one with a small golden wreath on the ribbon.

if the wreath is enameld it would be for the miliary merit order.

hope i was able to help a bit christian

found a link with ribbonbars having the enameld wreath on for the order: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3415...rttemberg+order

Edited August 2, 2006 by Christian L

[Bob Hunter]

There is something about gold that just fires the imagination.

[Claudius]

Ah...that was it. Thank you. I noticed now that BOTH bars have clips in the back in order to remove the medals and wear the bar alone. That's why they would need the wreaths to clearly indicate a gold over a silver WMMM.

Thanks for the clarification.

Those are some nice bars, and a great display.