Verdienstkreuz in Gold

[Roman Slivin]

Greetings to All!

I search for more information on Verdienstkreuz in Gold.

Regards,

Roman

[scottplen]

super bar !!!

[Guest Rick Research]

994 were awarded in 1912, but 510 had been awarded in Jnauary 1913-- the last date the annual Prussians Orders Lists were published. During the rest of 1913 and on to the end of 1918.... ???

Very rare as well as beautiful.

[RAO]

It was awarded mainly at railway just like the little brother in silver. Greeting Mike

[Claudius]

It was awarded mainly at railway just like the little brother in silver. Greeting Mike

Forgive my ignorance...just a clarification but RAO said "like the little brother in silver" but the box in the photo is for a "Gold"? Is this a gold Verdienstkreuz in the photo? (The flash may make the gold look silverish). Or is it a silver with a box for a gold.

Also, I don't understand "awarded mainly at railway"? Was this awarded to railway troops?

Thanks for the education.

[RAO]

Hi Claudius,

on the first bad image is a cross in gold watch.

Both silver and gold class was mainly awarded to civilian railway workers.

Here in silver.

Greeting Mike

Edited December 10, 2008 by RAO

[Ulsterman]

994 were awarded in 1912, but 510 had been awarded in January 1913-- the last date the annual Prussians Orders Lists were published. During the rest of 1913 and on to the end of 1918.... ???

Really?

So, @1,000 a year "normally"?

Does the Ordenslist have the tiles/jobs of the recipients?

Beautiful medal bar.

[pinpon590]

Hello !

Here is mine in gold (golded bronze) :

Edited December 10, 2008 by pinpon590

[pinpon590]

... and his sister in silver (in solid silver) :

(you can see also this thread : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25809&hl=)

:cheers:

Edited December 10, 2008 by pinpon590

[Claudio]

Hi everybody!

This is my contribution; a Verdienstkreuz in Silver on a 1870-71 war veteran's medal bar.

Medal bar's description:

? Preussen, Verdienstkreuz in Silber (OEK 1851)

? Preussen, DA 2. Kl. f. 12 Dienstjahre, Medaille, 2. Modell, 1913-20 (OEK 1976)

? Preussen, Alsen-Kreuz 1864 am Band f?r K?mpfer (OEK 1932)

? Preussen, Landwehr-DA 2. Kl. f. 9 Dienstjahre, Medaille, 2. Modell 1913-20 (OEK 1979)

? Preussen, Erinnerungskreuz ?K?niggr?tz?, 1866-67 (OEK 1938)

? Preussen, Kriegsdenkm?nze f?r K?mpfer 1864 (OEK 1936)

? Preussen, Kriegsdenkm?nze 1864 f?r K?mpfer mit 4 Spangen Gravelotte-St.Privat, Beaumont, Sedan, Paris (OEK 1941/1, 1941/7, 1941/8, 1941/10, 1941/24)

? Preussen, Zentenar-Medaille, 1897 (OEK 1965/1)

Ciao,

Claudio

Edited December 10, 2008 by Claudio

[medalnet]

What do you think of this one:

[RAO]

I think a little too much with the 50. ;o))) Greetings Mike

[Claudio]

My brother's single mounted Golden Verdienstkreuz.

[sambolini]

Hi,

Are the center medallions attached seperately?

Regards,

Sam

[scottplen]

heres on i thought about buying !!!

[Ulsterman]

Nice!!

I'd buy it in a heartbeat-depending upon price of course.

Where is it?

[medalnet]

I think a little too much with the 50. ;o))) Greetings Mike

Hey, long service is the reason for awarding these crosses. I would think the 50 almost came natural with the merit cross with crown!

[medalnet]

I think I posted this one before, but since we are accumulating these in this thread:

[chechaco1]

[chechaco1]

verdienstKreuz in silver

[saschaw]

On 11/12/2008 at 01:35, sambolini said:

Are the center medallions attached seperately?

Yes they are, and it might be of interest the centers are usually made from real gold, while the cross itself is gilt bronze only. If you have one in hands, you'll easily notice how very thin the material used for the centers is!

 

 

[VtwinVince]

Here's a few more.

[saschaw]

4 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Here's a few more.

Wow! I love the huge one, but the three place bar with that "70" jubilee button, if that's authentic, must be one of a kind or really, really close to it. However, I'm unfortunately lacking numbers for crosses awarded for service jubilees... 

 

 

Do you have additional information, and has this group been discussed before here or in a fellow German forum? With proper source material, which I don't have, this "simple" trio might even be attributable!

 

[VtwinVince]

Hi Sascha,

 

No, never shown it or discussed it. I believe it's genuine, and have had it for many years.

[saschaw]

On 21/06/2022 at 04:27, VtwinVince said:

I believe it's genuine, and have had it for many years.

To be honest, I have some reservations. First, I find it hard to imagine someone could spend 70 years in Prussian state service and receive just this one and only decoration. Second, the ribbons have a certain look that cause me some discomfort... sorry for being somewhat picky about it!