Württemberg

[Ulieb]

Hallo Gentlemen,

my new medal from Württemberg for Lebensrettung. I think a very rare original item. What's your opinion.

Greetings Uli

[Paul C]

That is the silver military service medal from Württemberg awarded duing WWI. From its appearance I would say it is late war. It is rather a common medal.

[Ulieb]

RS

[Ulieb]

[Ulieb]

That is the silver military service medal from Württemberg awarded duing WWI. From its appearance I would say it is late war. It is rather a common medal.

Hallo Paul, I think you are on the wrong way. Its not the silver military servis medal. I have about 25 such medals.

Greetings Uli

[HeikoGrusdat]

.....Paul , it is written on the medal "Für Rettung aus Lebensgefahr" !!! That should be OEK N°3009 and is in silver a very very rare piece and in gold , I think , never seen.... :whistle:

[Ulieb]

Hallo,

for example a medal bar with the military service medal.

greetings Uli

[Beau Newman]

It appears to be OEK 3009. Per Nimmergut, 166 awarded between 1897 and 1918 (including 3 to women). Original issue pieces should have the engraver's name "K. SCHWENZER" below the bust. The ribbon is black with two yellow stripes (just the opposite of the Bravery Medal).

I hope this helps.

[Paul C]

:banger: that's what I get for looking at just the front.

[Wild Card]

No Paul,

This one is good and you do not have to look at the inscription on the reverse to see it.

Below, very conveniently, is a bar with both the military merit medal and the lifesaving medal.

[Wild Card]

Now let’s take a close look at the military merit medal.

[Wild Card]

And now, the lifesaving medal. You don’t have to check the reverse. If you look closely at the lifesaving medal,

you will see a tiny beaded circle which follows the outer border.

[Wild Card]

Now, while we are on the subject, below is a civil merit medal on the lifesaving ribbon which Eric Ludvigsen

bought rather shortly before he died. He told me that there were some awards where the civil merit medal

was awarded for lifesaving merit.

[Wild Card]

Does anyone know anything about this?

[Kapitular]

Does anyone know anything about this?

The lifesaving medal was awarded since 1897. The time before, when no lifesaving medal existed, the civilmerit medal was awarded for lifesaving, in silver and gold too. After 1897 those persons, who had got a civilmerit medal for lifesaving, could ask for the new ribbon ( § 10 of the statutes). Look for more informations in my book about the lifesaving medals.

Best regards

Kapitular

Edited October 20, 2009 by Kapitular

[Ulieb]

It appears to be OEK 3009. Per Nimmergut, 166 awarded between 1897 and 1918 (including 3 to women). Original issue pieces should have the engraver's name "K. SCHWENZER" below the bust. The ribbon is black with two yellow stripes (just the opposite of the Bravery Medal).

It is a original issued piece with "K. Schwenzer" below the bust.

Greetings Uli