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    Order of Military Merit 2nd Class

    The Order of Military Merit 2nd Class was issued in 3 classes.

    1st Class ? was awarded 2,609 times

    Silver, 5 torches

    Silver, 6 torches

    Tombac, 6 torches

    2nd Class ? was awarded 24,141 times

    Silver, 5 torches

    Silver, 6 torches

    Tombac, 6 torches

    3rd Class ? was awarded 94,685 times

    Silver, 5 torches

    Silver, 6 torches

    Tombac, 6 torches

    Please show yours!

    Order of Military Merit 2nd Class, 5 torches (silver)

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    Order of Military Merit 3rd Class , 5 torches (silver)

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    Difference between 1st & 2nd class

    Gentlemen,

    maybe I am an idot, but what's the physical difference of the 1st & 2nd class - look the same - or is the 1st class a bit larger in diamenter :unsure: ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    1st class star has twice as many rays as 2nd class.

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    Dear Valter,

    many thanks for your scans :cheers: .

    Do you know, why the quality of enamel of the white shield is always very poor :unsure: ?

    Here in Vienna the prices for "Military Merit" are raising: A dealer has a 2cl for USD 500,- :speechless1: in his shop window ... (it had been a 1cl ...)

    These orders are still missing in my small and humble collection, due to the fact, that "Military Merit" has been always overpriced in Vienna :( .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Correction: Yesterday I had a closer look to that order at the dealer and it is a 1cl - but the price is still too high :( .

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    500 $ for 2nd class is, by my experience and knowledge, way too much. just yesterday I saw on e-bay 1st class (5 torch variation) with one bid for 275$ and no reserve. 2nd clases are sold (I saw a few) for 100-150 $. I bought my set - 1st, 2nd and 3rd class - for 800 USD.

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    Detail of the reverse. The seller tried to jack the price up becasue he claimed that the badge is made of solid silver (!) I am going to assume that these are heavy plated and not solid? Dealers are funny - its like he was expecting me to melt it down for more 'value'...

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    Results of the auction in Vienna

    Gentlemen,

    Rauch's auction in Vienna http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19027 resulted in the following hammer prices (incl. all fees & taxes in EURO):

    - 1cl (6 torches) - ? 348,-

    - 2cl (5 torches, cased) - ? 120,-

    - 2cl (5 torches) - ? 138,-

    - 3cl (6 torches, cased) - ? 60,-

    - 3cl (5 torches) - ? 72,-

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Gentlemen,

    back from Belgrade, where I found my grandfather's IIIcl. 5 torches order. It's cased and with document (1957), the box is in very poor condition, but it's still a nice set, and of course very significant for me. :beer:

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    Regards,

    Filip

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