Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) Hi! I am about to post some a relative's WW1 stuff. I have a couple of medals I have no clue of...please help. Regards Paul The first one is a very small miniture. The main pendant resembes an EK. The even smaller clasp has and 1870 on the lower arm. There used to be a thin back ribbon attached, yet it literaly disentigrated in my hands... I know for a fact that he was not around in 1870(born in 1888)... so I do not know why he has this medal. Edited December 3, 2013 by Paul R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 back, with a standard ink pen for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 And what is this one? It looks like a standard service medal. Can you tell for which state?RegardsPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) Thank you all so much. Regards Paul Edited December 3, 2013 by Paul R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Paul,I don't know about the crosses, but the medal is a veterans' association piece.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Paul,I don't know about the crosses, but the medal is a veterans' association piece.DavidFrom the Franco-Prussian War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 QUOTE(Tom Y @ Nov 20 2005, 10:01 ) ← From the Franco-Prussian War. Thank you for your help on the brass medal.. Do you know what type of ribbon would go with the brass medal? The cross is still a mystery. Do you think that it could be a commemorative medal miniture as well? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 It's hard to say what would go on the Vet's medal, but a black/white/red one with equal size stripes, ala the National Flag would be a good bet.Yes, the larger cross is probably a commem. loosely based on the Prussian Crown Order. The smaller one due to the tabs and size, makes me think, although I've never seen one, "soldier doll", sort of a 19th century GI Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 I do know that the two crosses belong together as they were on a piece of ribbon that literally fell completely apart in my hands. The smaller crossis a clasp that went through the ribbon. The ribbon was a thin solid (about an inch in width and 2-2.5 inches long) black one. I thought that I was going to cry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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