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    Posted

    new one for me.

     Greg, I've shown this piece before, but the difference is interesting. It has the same rectangular rod with a hole in the center, but no ring for ribbon(s).

    Posted (edited)

    HAHA, thats a great piece

    Twins reunited!! I need to get me one of those stacked EK's

    Edited by Eric K.
    Posted

    Major Popp

    The Medaillion of Saxony in the Cross

    is a Hessian Medaillion

     

    Number 6 is a reduction

     

     

    Posted (edited)

     Greg, I've shown this piece before, but the difference is interesting. It has the same rectangular rod with a hole in the center, but no ring for ribbon(s).

    It´s nothing uncommon. Just a different variation to highlight the appearance of Hindy cross (swords without ribbon could be confusing -  FEK? KVK? Volkspflege?)

    .

    Here are mine pancake style EK minis from Mr. Godet. I think Greg´s piece is based on the smaller type of my EK minis.

     

    Edited by kasle
    Posted

    Peter and Kasle,

    Thanks very much for posting your Godet mini Eks.

    I think you might be right in that the fact that minie has a ribbon is due to the fact

    that mine uses much smaller crosses.

    Posted (edited)

    Kasle, Is that case specific for the crosses? If so I have never seen these cased before.

    No, it is empty case for civilian honour badge 25 years of service for Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (see below). The only difference between these two cases (the case in this post is not the same as the one in previous) is address - Unter den Linden 12 and 53. Which means contract (and production) of this badge lasted for quite a long time. Badges are identical in both cases. I just bought "53" version empty, so I use it for displaying another Godet buttonhole mini which belongs to the same era.

    But cases for military buttonhole minis by Godet do exist as well, in many variants.

     

    Edited by kasle
    Posted

    Peter and Kasle,

    Thanks very much for posting your Godet mini Eks.

    I think you might be right in that the fact that minie has a ribbon is due to the fact

    that mine uses much smaller crosses.

    I repeat what I said on another forum - This style (EK1/2 mini mixed with FEK swords and provided with ribbons) is quite rare, but absolutely legitimate.

     

    Posted

    I like the idea of putting these in cases, I have a few that would look great cased..I'll keep my eye out for a suitable one.

    • 3 weeks later...
    Posted (edited)

    I like the idea of putting these in cases, I have a few that would look great cased..I'll keep my eye out for a suitable one.

     

    This one stores - again - civilian award, but I think it´s universal case for Godet - Werner buttonback minis. Very rare box from very short Godet - Werner era.

    Dimensions ca. 3 x 3 x 1,5 cm

     

     

    Edited by kasle
    • 1 month later...
    Posted

    Gentlemen,

     

    One of the rarer (ca. 3,000 awarded) and most unique Prussian awards is the 1871 merit cross for women and young women.

    Fortunately, while it’s complex construction pretty much discourages forgeries and fakes, at the same time this also presents

    challenges when it comes to producing accurate miniatures. As a result, miniatures of this award are usually poorly reworked

    iron crosses.

     

    Here is a rare example done as it should be - black enamel within the silver frame…

     

     

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    Posted

    Now for the best part - the reverse. Yes, the crown, cypher and date are engraved through the black enamel

    to the underlying silver body. Not painted over the enamel. I hope that you like this example of the true artwork of minis.

     

    FVK3.JPG

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    • 2 weeks later...
    Posted

    Wild Card, what a small beauty. This one is on my top 10 wanted list and have unfortunately been there for some time. You're right in any way, this is a true piece of artwork!

    /Lars

    Posted

    But speaking of Prussian Red Cross awards I don't think that I have showed this one before ..

    gmic_04_50.thumb.jpg.e6fd17f07c956a4f4e4

    gmic_05_50.thumb.jpg.f7a70de38c68af26539

     

    Not as rare as the 1870/71 cross but not often seen either!

    Posted

    A few other things just in relates to the early wars, first a Hanseatic Legion ...

     

    gmic_01_50.thumb.jpg.55f762b7b6433e77bbb

    Next the Waterloo medal from Nassau, the ribbon is not entirely correct, but it came like this and will do ..

     

    gmic_02_50.thumb.jpg.709cc8b96fb94ea8ee7     gmic_03_50.thumb.jpg.a5bae389a07b8463611

    Posted

    Another small rarity just in, a Merit Medal from Bavaria under Maximilian Ioseph, Silver with a Gold crown ...

     

    gmic_15.thumb.jpg.441ef18226fe4049ccbe2e    gmic_16.thumb.jpg.020ff1c679eb464750958b

    Posted

    And a few things for you, Rudi, we cannot forget Hessen ;)

    A nice small Gold Order of Ludwig, unfortunaltely the reverse is missing, so no need to show this!

    gmic07.thumb.jpg.446236aeebf86bf01bd3378

     

    Another variant of the 1814-15 Medal ...

     

    gmic_11_50.thumb.jpg.ddcf7c7bb9895f5766b     gmic_12.thumb.jpg.cba80f417f02af68a2fab0

     

    And last a few relatively common miniature, I presume ...

     

    gmic_13_50.thumb.jpg.dbe33ef156b5e89459e

    gmic_14_50.thumb.jpg.ed0d14f265f0919d235

     

     

     

    Posted

    A few new things from Saxony, first a Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung 2nd class, 1st model. Not a great rarity, rather common I assume, but I really like the design and the excellent manufacture ..

    gmic08_50.thumb.jpg.f467ae8804ad6ebeaa0c

    Then a Life Saving medal from Friedrich August ..

     

    gmic09_50.thumb.jpg.72ed946d9071ab252416       gmic_10_50.thumb.jpg.ad6da52c844754f6258

     

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