Mussert Medal

[Guest Darrell]

Got this guy today as part of an inheritance. Interestingly .. the date has 194 ... in relife and the "2" is stamped. The die must have spit them out to be stamped during the appropriate year of award

[beertje]

Got this guy today as part of an inheritance. Interestingly .. the date has 194 ... in relife and the "2" is stamped. The die must have spit them out to be stamped during the appropriate year of award

Nice one Darrell,

Sure you will know, but its the head of Dutch National Party...

Have you seen this one before???

greets

martin

[Guest Darrell]

Yes I have. Was this close to buying one on several occasions. It's, however, one of those medals surrounded in controversy as to what is real and what isnt. Much like the Memel medal debate

[beertje]

Yes I have. Was this close to buying one on several occasions. It's, however, one of those medals surrounded in controversy as to what is real and what isnt. Much like the Memel medal debate

as long it has an Oval ring (attached to the ribbon), you can buy it....

[Hendrik]

Got this guy today as part of an inheritance. Interestingly .. the date has 194 ... in relife and the "2" is stamped. The die must have spit them out to be stamped during the appropriate year of award

It may be interesting to those not speaking Dutch to have this translation of the legends on the medal :

Obverse : National Socialist Movement - Leader Mussert

Reverse : "W.A. marches - Christmas March 1942 - "Hou-Zee"

W.A. = Weer Afdeling, in my opinion the Dutch equivalent of the German S.A.

"Hou-Zee" is rather difficult to translate (perhaps "Hold firm" is close to it), it's probably best considered as the Dutch variation of the "Heil Hitler" greeting in Germany.

And here's the reverse of the Mussert Cross :

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