Unidentified WEIMAR Another mysterious unofficial cross

[j-sk]

I have recently seen the following Weimar era unofficial WW1 Veterans' cross for sale (Deutsches Feld-Ehrenkreuz 1914-1918).

Does anyone know which Veteran Association this cross refers to and what ribbon was it hanging from?

Any info will be most welcome.

Thank you in advance.

Jean-Sam.

[Eric Stahlhut]

years later, a perfunctory internet search will still yield virtually no information concerning for this award. in 29 years of collecting i have seen very few examples...here's what the ribbon looks like:

i am actually quite impressed with the quality of this 45 mm gilded bronze cross--unmarked but the quality is reminiscent of products from 20s/30s makers such as paul kust or heinrich timm. struck really well with excellent detail; it's rather large compared to other medal bar filler vanity awards whose recipients had to obtain by purchasing themselves from a retailer. here's an example next to another ehrenkreuz, albeit from 1934:

 

Edited January 5, 2019 by Eric Stahlhut

[dedehansen]

Hi Gents,

on a medal bar.

Kind regards

Andreas

[GreyC]

Hi,

an interesting bar. When did they have to stop wearing these unofficial medals, if at all. I guess from at least 1935 this was all over with?

Best,

GreyC