Benas Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 My last purchase - two Austrian crosses. Please help to identify these crosses (name, year of issue, how many people awarded, market price...)Thanks for any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benas Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 ... and back side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I am not sure if these are military items as such, they have the look of modern Military Veterans Associationawards for service to, or in, the Association, depending on what exactly they were awarded for the value could be the intial cost price to fabricate them + or - 40 Euros Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benas Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hi Kevin,thanks for your opinion. You are Austrian medals expert. Perhaps you know any catalogue for Austrian orders, medals, badges?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hallo Benas, Thanks for the praise, but, there are others on the Forum more knowledgeable than me I am sure Most of what I know I picked up from looking online, even from "collecting" pictures from ebay auctions to use as a simple reference file, I know some people frown upon that, but, in the absence of any good books at reasonable prices then knowledge has to be gleaned from all sources.I will see if I can get any info on reference books connected with Austrian Orders, I feel some of our German or Austrian members would be more up to speed with whats out there.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 That WILD yellow and blue one on the left (it looks like something from 1920s warlord China! ) has the shield of the Land Nieder?sterreivh, while the black one on the right has the shield of Land Steiermark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) I am not sure if these are military items as such, they have the look of modern Military Veterans Associationawards for service to, or in, the Association, depending on what exactly they were awarded for the value could be the intial cost price to fabricate them + or - 40 Euros Dear Benas,dear Kevin,Kevin, you are partly right: These items are decorations of the "?sterreichischer Kameradschaftsbund" http://www.okb.at/ , section Styria, and of the "Landesfeuerwehrverband Nieder?sterreich" http://www.noelfv.at/ .The left one - "Chinese-Style" - is a "Verdienstzeichen 3. Klasse" from the Landesfeuerwehrverband Nieder?sterreich(Firefighterunion of Lower Austria): http://www.hdrauch.com/PDF2/RaOrd-001-Oest...h-2Republik.pdfThe right one is a "Verdienstkreuz in Gold" from the ?KB-Landesverband Steiermark (Austrian Military Veterans Association, section Styria): http://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/be...0109999/254643/Both are very nice, but rather common decorations in Austria.I would estimate a market price - each of them - of about EUR 30,-.Best regards Christian Edited July 4, 2007 by Christian Zulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benas Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Christian, thank you for very comprehensive explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monfort1 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hi ChristianThank you for the explanation ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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