Tom Y Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) In the Seven Weeks War of 1866 Oldenburg sided with Prussia and the North German Confederation. In September of that year Grossherzog Nicolaus Friedrich Peter established the Erinnerungsmedaille an den Feldzug 1866.Here are a couple examples on bars. The 70/71 on the older bar is a gilt bronze replacement, that on the newer bar is also a replacement, but in plain bronze. Considering the lack of a MEZ on the older, I doubt that they were to the same man, although I got the at the same time from Our Man in Porschestadt. Edited February 10, 2008 by Tom Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 And the derrieres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 And the derrieresThe Oldie up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 really nice. How many awarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Powell Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) GREAT bars, thanx for sharing ,that made my night Edited February 9, 2008 by Scott Powell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 really nice. How many awarded?I don't have the figures, but as Oldenburg only fielded one brigade in '66 there couldn't have been too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hello Tom YBeautiful bars! Thanks for sharing, Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi Tom,Very nice!Is the suspension ring on the MEZ original or has it been repaired?TIA,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noor Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I love old trapez medalbars!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSgt_mode Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi Tom, very nice group. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hello Everyone:From the outstanding book by our very own "Kapitular", there were 3,685 of these medals awarded. It does not mention how many were struck however (probably slightly more).I would like to thank Tom for sharing these outstanding and scarce medal groups.Best regards,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi Tom,Very nice!Is the suspension ring on the MEZ original or has it been repaired?TIA,DavidThanks, all.Looks like a repair to me. The original was prolly about twice that size. That's fine, though. The guy cared enough about it to have it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavalMark Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Very nice bars ! Thanks for showing.The suspension ring on the MEZ may be original, a very early version. Can you recognize two lines like those on the pic on the outer edge of the ring ?RegardsCSForrester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Very nice bars ! Thanks for showing.The suspension ring on the MEZ may be original, a very early version. Can you recognize two lines like those on the pic on the outer edge of the ring ?RegardsCSForresterNope, it doesn't have the ridges like yours. It seems to be round stock that was slightly flattened on both sides to match the thickness of the medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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