Cartaphilus Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Helo dear friends. I'm investigating what decorations were awarded to the children of Emperor Wilhelm II when they were young. In the old photographs can be seen frequently and clearly the Black Eagle Order, Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order (usually around the neck, almost never the star to the chest), and the Grand Commander Collar of the Hohenzollern House Order (almost never the breast star). Examining the medals bar, always appear the Red Eagle Order 3rd class with Crown and the Prussian Crown Order 2nd class, with the Káiser Wilhelm I Centenary Commemorative Medal. And sometimes can be seen other medals. Can anyone help me to identify them. First image of Prince Adalbert. What may be the fourth medal? Second is Prince Eitel Friedrich. His fourth medal looks different to Adalbert's fourth medal. Prince August Wilhelm. His fourth medal is different from Eitel, but do not know if it is the same as that of Adalbert's. The mighty Prince Oskar. His last medal looks the same as the last medal of August Wilhelm. And his fourth medal may be the same fourth medal of Adalbert, but I'm not sure. Do you have any idea of what may be these medals awarded to the young princes in the years of peace?
redeagleorder Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 The unknown medals with the striped ribbons ( those of Adalbert, Oskar and Wilhelm) could be the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1899 or 1905 Jubilee medal.
Cartaphilus Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 I'll try to find images of these medals, I don't know them. Thanks for your help.
redeagleorder Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 This is the 1905 wedding medal: The ribbon is white with three red stripes
redeagleorder Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 and this is the 1899 jubilee medal: the ribbon is supposed to be like the 1905 medal but with bright green stripes instead of red:
Cartaphilus Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Yes, the medals of the photos could be perfectly these thuringian decorations. Now we need to find what is the 4th medal on Oskar and Eitel Friedrich's bars. Edited September 16, 2013 by Cartaphilus
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