Ferg1 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hi Guys, I would value yours comments on this Prussian military honour award 1st class. It came from the dissolution of the famous Colonel Dodkin collection several years ago. I believe that fewer of these were awarded than the militar verdienskreuz (O/Rs PLM) This one looks to be slightly different in centre details . The actual cross is solid silver and has three different markings on the ring! One being Fr another maybe Z or N and the other not readable but maybe a silver purity mark. It looks to be manufactured from a smooth armed red eagle order 4th class which I suppose would make it an early piece? REO glatte arme 1854-1879 ,Militar Ehrenzeichen 1864-1918 . This came in a bag of mixed Prussian medals another of which was a Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen kreuz first type (1810-1820) yes, I could not believe it either.The lot went for almost nothing !!! Your comments are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 If I remember correctly, there should be almost unreadably thin stamps on the edges of the cross with silver content etc. I cannot remember there being stamps on the ring...(I am talking for the 100% no questions asked pieces)bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalnet Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 (edited) Certainly not an officially made piece. But certainly very nicely made. I assume some kind of contemporary replacement piece Edited June 25, 2008 by medalnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Look at the reverse side. The letters on top (KRIEGS) and the lower ones (VERDIENST) are not parallel to each other. That's not a good thing to see.Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hello Ferg1,I am sorry to say that, to me, your cross just doesn?t look right. I think that your observation of it having been made from a second type (smooth armed) Red Eagle 4th class might be on the mark. Beyond that, the reverse center medallion looks very much like a silvered obverse medallion of the Prussian 1st class Landwehr decoration. The obverse medallion speaks for itself.Here is an example which has two marks on the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Here are the marks on the ring. My old eyes just can not read them. This picture is the best I can do - any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 The bigger (left) marking looks like GODET to me.RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 The bigger (left) marking looks like GODET to me.RegardsMikeThanks Mike - I think that you might be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 The bigger (left) marking looks like GODET to me.RegardsMikeTo me too it looks like GODET. So the other marking could be the silver content: 800, 900, 925, 938?Regards, Komtur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) sorry for double-posting Edited June 26, 2008 by David M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 To me too it looks like GODET. So the other marking could be the silver content: 800, 900, 925, 938?Regards, Komtur.To me it looks like 938 in mirror so 839But I am no expert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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