VtwinVince Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Those look good to me, and would rank as pretty rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaba1914 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Herzogtum Nassau: silver Military Merit Medal, 1st Model 1807 - 1818. 246 awards in total. 28 campaign vs. Prussia (1806/07) 1 campaign vs. Austria (1809) 102 campaign vs. Spain (1808 - 1813) 115 battle at Waterloo (1815) Regards Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Keep these coming gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaba1914 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Oldenburg: Kriegsdenkmuenze fuer den Feldzug 1815 1581 awards, including the late awards, which took place on 26 November 1834.Regards Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Newman Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Just arrived - Wurttemberg Medal for 3 Campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Very nice. This thread is my favorite on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 This is one area that is not represented in my Prussian collection... I need to find a campaign medal, as there is no way in hell I would ever be able to afford an EK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hessen-Kassel: Eiserner Helm, on german cross for 1815. Created in 1814 by Kurfürst Wilhelm I. Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 If you would like to read more about this award, please check: https://davidmueldner.wordpress.com/oeh/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thank you for this link. This cross belonged to Friedrich Wilhelm vd Gröben for the battle of Ligny (june 16 1815). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 no problem Did you get it directly from the family? Or in some kind of auction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 It was in an auction, with a letter of notification I can't regrettably buy! (I have only a copy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 That's nice! What were the qualifications for earning this award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 heroic acts in front of the enemy. e.g. one got it for capturing the guns of which the metal later provided for the 1821 medals. But senior staff officials also got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Order of the Westphalian Crown, created by king Jérôme (Napoléon'sbrother) (december 25 1809). First class knight: Second class knight (august 15 1812): With Biennais's hallmark: I'm for the moment wrighting a book about the order of the Crown and the medals of the kingdom of Westpahalia that will be published beginning 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 great to hear about your bopk will it include a list of recipients wuth biographical and carwerdata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Yes indeed. A list of more than 400 récipients of the Crown Order and some of the Honor Medal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 great! which sources do you use for the list? Will it also contain their biographical en careerdata? maybe you could provide me with your mailadress via a private message, so I can share with you what I collected during the years on the subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 My principal sources are: Moniteur Westphalien. A Cassel, de l’Imprimerie royale. Années 1809 à 1813. Almanach de Westphalie. A Cassel, de l’Imprimerie royale. Années 1811 à 1813. Bulletin des lois du royaume de Westphalie. A Cassel, de l’Imprimerie J. H. Martin Aubel. Années 1807 à 1813. Almanach Impérial. Paris, Testu. Années 1810 à 1813. My list contains some careerdata as the function at the time of the attribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 For a soldier from Wurtemberg having received both Wurtemberg Medal for one campaign and St Helena's Medal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hello gentlemen! I am loocking for a list of recipeints of the 1815-1831 Hannoverian silver merit medal. Can somebody help me? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Wurtemberg: the silver Honor Cross for 1815 (only 42 attributions): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 To compare with "Guelphen Medaille" (p. 8), the "Verdienst Medaille 1815 for Carl Heinr. Oppermann: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBeery Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Not often seen mounted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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