Digger Doug Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Here is another medal I can't ID. I would appreciate your help.Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Here is the other side. I'm assuming Wurttemburg because of this side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambolini Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 (edited) Hi,That's a Wurttemburg campaign medal, I believe each was different( on the reverse the number of campaigns are in the shield, i.e. zwei, drei, etc)) depending on the number of campaigns the recipient participated in. What does the shield on the reverse read? Some are worth quite a bit.Regards,Sam Edited September 30, 2007 by sambolini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Thanks for the help! Fur Treuen Dienst in Zwei Feldzugen. What approximate era is this from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 They were originally issued in 1840 for the Napoleonic Wars of 1795-1813 for 1 to 14 campaigns and in 1849 for 1 or 2 campaigns in the Schleswig-Holstein War. In 1866 they were given for the Austro-Prussian War, but with the cypher "K" on the reverse. This appears to be the 1840 model, although it's hard to tell from the scan. If the 49 there should be a small "D" on the rim near the eye. They were made from captured cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Gentlemen,Expanding on the above information, I would like to point out something regarding this series of medals which could present some confusion. There are two significantly different obverse and reverse patterns for these medals which were struck in a number of combinations - mainly from those for one campaign through four campaigns. Shown below are the type 1 (left) and type 2 (right) obverses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Below are the type 1 (left) and type 2 (right) reverses. For five campaigns the medals were struck with the type 1 obverse and type 1 reverse only and for six through twelve campaigns, type 2 obverse and type 2 reverse were used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 The medals for the 1849 war have the following obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 And the 1866 medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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