Soviet Soviet Liberation medal - Budapest

[Signalcorps45]

Hello to everyone,

I am looking for comments on whether this medal is real or not.

Dan (Hauptman) brought up a good point about this medal. It looks like someone has brushed gold color on the front of this medal.

Any information would be helpful

Dean

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[Alfred]

Looks like a casted fake to me.

Less detailes in the leaves conmpared to an original one. Sharp edges on the medal rim. The soldered ring is a give a way.

regrads

Andreas

Edited January 22, 2010 by Alfred

[hunyadi]

In all the years that I lived there I only took the time to buy one of these... and it has nearly the same finish - but as Alfred just pointed out to me and I had to take it out and look - - yep the ring is different.

Also look at the rim on the reverse - it seems to be on only a section of it - not all the way around.

Edited January 22, 2010 by hunyadi

[Signalcorps45]

Andreas and hunyadi,

Thank you for the information. Now that you pointed the ring out to me, I can now see it.

Dean

[Guest Darrell]

Dean, unfortunately I tend to agree with Alfred. See below my example. You can almost see what appear to be a casting line on the edge of yours on the reverse.

Obv.

[Guest Darrell]

Rev.

[Signalcorps45]

Darrell,

I see it now, thanks for pointing that out, I did not catch it before.

Dean

[hunyadi]

Ok - so now I am a bit worried - this was paosted when I got mine and folks seem to thing the soldered ring is OK - had to do another take and notice.... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28609&st=0&p=270018&hl=Budapest&fromsearch=1&#entry270018

Also the rim on the reverse -????? :unsure:

[Guest Darrell]

Ok - so now I am a bit worried - this was paosted when I got mine and folks seem to thing the soldered ring is OK - had to do another take and notice.... http://gmic.co.uk/in...=1&#entry270018

Also the rim on the reverse -????? :unsure:

Yours is fine Hunyadi, the rim on the reverse is just another variation. You see these "rims" on Sebastopols as well. Unusual in the top ring appears off center on the obverse, but looks pretty close on the reverse.