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[dedehansen]

My latest purchase

Kind regards

Andreas

[larsb001]

Just aquired an early Christmas gift for myself!

Let me present a superb group from the early wars with 3 miniatures artistic mounted from a silver bar :

Fürstentum Reuss: Ehrenkreuz für die Feldzüge 1814/1815, Austria: Silbernes Zivilehrenkreuz 1814, Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Erinnerungskreuz für 1814/15. The Austrian cross appears to be quite rare with only 149 awards according ti the litterature I have. The group was darker than black when I got it, but with a gentle cleaning we can see some fine details, especially of the Schwarzburg cross.

 

[paul wood]

Fantastic Lars, where do you find such wonders.

Paul

 

[Claudius]

Lars;

Your piece is a remarkable little gem!

[rujab]

Lars, das ist Klasse

Gruss

Rudi

[gregM]

That's a great mini bar !!

[Egorka]

Remarkable, Lars! Excellent present! God Jul, Lars!

[Uffz. Rohleder]

Here my - so far - one and only mini medals from the pre Hindenburgkreuz period
 

Edited December 23, 2016 by Uffz. Rohleder

[gregM]

My only mini purchase this year---

 

[Beau Newman]

A neat little Oldenburg non-combat War Service Medal that you don't often see as a mini:

[oamotme]

Gentlemen,

Another recent addition - presumably a short service regular soldier/NCO who then served in the reserves.

• Prussia Military Honour Medal , 2^nd Class (pre or post 1864?) - or Merit Medal?

• 1870-71 Prussian War with France Medal

• 1866 Prussia Königgrätz Cross, dated 3 July – Combatants Cross

• Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1897

• Prussia Military Long Service Badge 3^rd Class (9 years) - Regular Army

• Prussia Military Long Service Badge 2nd Class (15 years) - Landwehr

   

I am slightly confused with the first medal - is it the MiIitary Honour medal if so it would seem to predate the rest of the group which seems wrong or is the later Prussian Merit Medal?

Many thanks,

Owain

 

 

[Beau Newman]

34 minutes ago, oamotme said:

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I am slightly confused with the first medal - is it the MiIitary Honour medal if so it would seem to predate the rest of the group which seems wrong or is the later Prussian Merit Medal?

 

It is the Prussian General Honor Medal, which was probably awarded after the others, I believe it could be awarded either to long serving soldiers or to civil servants.

[oamotme]

Beau, Many thanks for this clarification. Was this a purely military award which he would have received possibly as a Landwehr NCO or as a civilian not necessarily a government employee? Owain

Edited January 27, 2017 by oamotme

[dedehansen]

7 hours ago, oamotme said:

Gentlemen,

Another recent addition - presumably a short service regular soldier/NCO who then served in the reserves.

• Prussia Military Honour Medal , 2^nd Class (pre or post 1864?) - or Merit Medal?

• 1870-71 Prussian War with France Medal

• 1866 Prussia Königgrätz Cross, dated 3 July – Combatants Cross

• Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1897

• Prussia Military Long Service Badge 3^rd Class (9 years) - Regular Army

• Prussia Military Long Service Badge 2nd Class (15 years) - Landwehr

   

I am slightly confused with the first medal - is it the MiIitary Honour medal if so it would seem to predate the rest of the group which seems wrong or is the later Prussian Merit Medal?

Many thanks,

Owain

 

 

Hi Owain,

small correction, it´s the long service clasp 2nd class for 15 years service

Maine difference Silver clasp and white side stripes, 

3rd class black clasp Silver rim and black side stripes

http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/dienstauszeichnung-2-klasse-1825.html

Kind regards
Andreas

[oamotme]

Andreas, Many thanks indeed for your assistance - much appreciated. I attach an image of the two Long Service badges. Kind regards, Owain

[larsb001]

Mostly for you, Rudi. A rather small version, 12 * 14 mm.

 

[rujab]

Hallo Lars

Wunderbar , nur das Band ist

glaube ich nicht richtig

Danke fürs Zeigen

Gruss Rudi

[westfale]

Hi,

one of my favorites, not often seen before and now at my home  :

Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung Württemberg 2nd class miniature and the inofficial enameled version!

hope you like it!

regards and a nice weekend

westfale

[larsb001]

Westfale, I like it! I'm also quite taken by these small enamelled bars. If you're interested in Württemberg I can show you a enamelled 9 years service bar for NCO's 1874-1892! I suspect this is more common than yours.

/ Lars

 

 

Edited April 21, 2017 by larsb001

[westfale]

12 hours ago, larsb001 said:

Westfale, I like it! I'm also quite taken by these small enamelled bars. If you're interested in Württemberg I can show you a enamelled 9 years service bar for NCO's 1874-1892! I suspect this is more common than yours.

/ Lars

 

 

Really nice, too! Thanks for showing, Lars!!

 

[rujab]

Aus dem Nachlass des

Korvettenkapitäns a. D. Fritz Constantin Carl Freiherrn von Malapert gen. von Neufville.

Ordensminiatur der adeligen uralten Gesellschaft des Hauses Frauenstein

[larsb001]

Ah, you bought it. Really nice to see a better picture, I was a little curious. A beautiful miniature I never knew existed before it came up.

 

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

Now for something a little (no pun intended) different which I don’t think that I have posted before. Here, we have a miniature to the Saxony-Coburg-Saafeld 5th army corps vol. officer’s medal, 1814. 130 of these medals were awarded in 1815.

Unfortunately, I cannot get a clear image of the iron center but can state that all of the lines of text on the reverse are identifiable and at least half of the text is actually readable under a magnifier.

Regards,

Wild Card

 

 

[Stogieman]

Holy Bat Guano WildCard!

[Wild Card]