Claudio Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Ran,The Honour Rolls of the "Cross/Ehrenkreuz Saxe Meiningen" were discussed on this very forum :http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13882You can view a picture of it in the beginning of the thread being mounted together with an Iron Cross 2nd class 1914.Ciao,ClaudioSweet, an example without swords.What is 'Cross Saxe Meiningen' ( the third ribbon in Claudio's ribbon bar ) ? can someone post an image of that medal or a link ?Also, if possible I'd really love to see a picture of the grand cross of the order of the White Falcon.Thanks and best regards,Ran
Ran Posted January 22, 2007 Author Posted January 22, 2007 (edited) Thanks Claudio.Best regards,RanP.s. : found some info about Saxe Meiningen in Dave's site Edited January 22, 2007 by Ran
Wild Card Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Wild Card please explain what it is ? is it knight 2nd class ( looks like it ) but the "thing" that hold the crownis differnet. Is it a miniature or something ? Thanks,RanHi Ran,Yes, as medalnet pointed out (miniature = ?little guy?), this is a miniature of the knight 2nd class with swords. I apologize for not making that point clearer when I posted it. If you would like to see some nice examples of this order, take a look at the recent Thies auctions which feature the collections of the late George Seymour and Eric Ludvigsen.www.andreas-thies.de/katalog.htmlAuction #25 - lots 267 - 276Auction #26 - lots 221 - 225Auction #28 - lots 149 - 151 & 379 - 383Auction #30 - lots 169 - 176Auction #31 - lots 93 - 95Enjoy,Wild Card Edited January 23, 2007 by Wild Card
Ran Posted January 23, 2007 Author Posted January 23, 2007 Hi again Wild Card,Thanks for the info.First time I see this site. Annoying for me that it's in German or something. Some numbers which I asume are pricesin Euros seemed kinda low, so I guess it's an auction ? or a final price ?If possible I'd like to know other places where nice imperial medals can be bought ( I know about http://emedals.ca/index.aspand Detlev but it's hard to buy from him since people grab everything very fast ).Rest of the sites I know are mostly for 3rd Reich.Best regards,Ran
joemiller Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Since Rick mentioned them, here is my silver merit cross with swords.
joemiller Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Here is the back of the silver merit cross.
Guest Rick Research Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 That may well be the only one most of us are ever going to see. You are going to be a VERY happy camper when the roll gets published.
joemiller Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 That may well be the only one most of us are ever going to see. You are going to be a VERY happy camper when the roll gets published. Rick, thanks for all your work on this project. I have the O'Connor book and he showed between 150 and 160 of the Silver Merit Cross with swords. This one I have was at a gun show and the seller didn't know what it was so I jumped on it. I wish I could find one in gold with swords to make the pair. Probably too greedy, huh?
Carol I Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 Here are some images from the recent UBS auction.Breast star
Ran Posted January 28, 2007 Author Posted January 28, 2007 Wow thank you.What is the honor cross, please some info about it.Best regards,Ran
Riley1965 Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 This one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL Orders I have seen. Sometimes I wish I had started with the Imperial States. SOOOOOOOOOOO many stunning ODMs!!! Doc
Wild Card Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 Hi again Wild Card,Thanks for the info.First time I see this site. Annoying for me that it's in German or something. Some numbers which I asume are pricesin Euros seemed kinda low, so I guess it's an auction ? or a final price ? ...Best regards,RanHi Ran,The prices which you see here are estimates. The prices realized are listed under the section ?Aktuelles?. To this amount, you must add a 23% commission. For some reason, I can not get the results for auction #25, so let?s take an example from auction #26. Item #221 is a White Falcon Order commander?s star with an estimate of 1,300 euro. The Aktuelles list shows that this star sold for 1,800 euro plus the 23% for a total of 2,214 euro.Yes, it is in German; but after all, we are dealing with German decorations being handled by a German auction house. Perhaps someday we will see this material offered with a second language format; but I suspect that, the way things are going, the second language will be Russian. Regards,Wild Card
Ran Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks again for the explanation If you know any other nice online shops or auction houses that do "speak" English I'd love toknow about them ( ones that are selling German imperial orders of course ).Also I'd really love to get some info about the honor cross which was posted here, it's the firsttime I see it.Best regards,Ran
Dave Danner Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Silver Merit Cross with swordsBetter pictures of this Merit Cross will be forthcoming as soon as my scanner is working, as this one now sits a few centimeters from my typing fingers.
Stogieman Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 Hold it dearly... treat it like a long-lost child. NEVER let it out of your site. Why? PM me....... if you'd like.
medalnet Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Believe it or not, after looking through all my computer files I have to admit, that I lost the picture of the White Falcon Knight 1st class with swords. We will therefore have only the reverse as seen before:and the side as stupid as this is:
Ran Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Actualy, thank you very much for this side image of the knight cross 1st class
medalnet Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 This is not the piece shown above from its side and reverse, but at least will fill the gap of the knight 1st class with swords avers image:
Ran Posted February 5, 2007 Author Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) Hi,-Still looking for info about the honor cross ( and if possible images ).What was it given for and how many times ?-What's the difference between the gold merit cross, silver merit cross, honor cross and Wilhelm Ernst War Cross ?- Famous poeple who were decorated with this order ( info/images ).- And as usual if you have more info/images/links... about this orderplease share.Best regards,Ran Edited February 5, 2007 by Ran
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