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    Can anyone decipher the medals worn by Field Marshal von Moltke?

    I am sure that he was awarded medals and honors by the bushel basketsful by the German States and had virtually every Prussian award except the Oakleaves to his PLM Grand Cross, so the list of his awarded medals isn't necessarily what he actually chose to wear on his bar.

    The resolution of the photos I have isn't good enought to identify more than a few.

    Posted

    That;s a good photo and I count only 12 medals:

    1. EK2 (1870)

    2. 25 year long service

    3. 1864 Dupel Cross or Alsen? ribbon looks wrong for Duppel

    4. 1870 medal, no bars

    5. 1866 medal (Konigratz)

    6. 1864 War medal

    7. ?

    8. ?

    9. Mecklenburg Sschwerin

    10. Mecklenburg Strelitz

    11. ?

    12.? Some Turkish medal, Imtiaz or somesuch?

    Posted (edited)

    7. Hohenzollern Denkmünze für Kämpfer 1848 - 1849

    8. Krönungsmedaille 1861

    9. Hessen Militär - Verdienstkreuz 1870 / 71

    11. Mecklenburg - Strelitz Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 1871

    12. Lippe Militärverdienstmedaille mit gekreuzten Säbeln auf dem Band 1870 / 71

    I hope I´m right.

    Regards

    Andreas

    Edited by dedehansen
    Posted (edited)

    7. Hohenzollern Denkmünze für Kämpfer 1848 - 1849

    8. Krönungsmedaille 1861

    9. Hessen Militär - Verdienstkreuz 1870 / 71

    11. Mecklenburg - Strelitz Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 1871

    12. Lippe Militärverdienstmedaille mit gekreuzten Säbeln auf dem Band 1870 / 71

    I hope I´m right.

    Regards

    Andreas

    So, is #10 the Mecklenburg Schwerin 1871 service cross?

    Edited by filfoster
    Posted

    OK, so now we have:

    1. EK2 (1870)

    2. 25 year long service

    3. 1864 Dupel Cross or Alsen? ribbon looks wrong for Duppel

    4. 1870 medal, no bars

    5. 1866 medal (Konigratz)

    6. 1864 War medal

    7. Hohenzollern Denkmünze für Kämpfer 1848 - 1849

    8. Krönungsmedaille 1861 (Coronation medal: Was this an actual medal or Thaler coin? I have a reference that shows yellow ribbon)

    9. Hessen Militär - Verdienstkreuz 1870 / 71

    10. Mecklenburg Sschwerin service cross

    11. Mecklenburg Strelitz service cross

    12 Lippe Militärverdienstmedaille mit gekreuzten Säbeln auf dem Band 1870 / 71

    Does anyone have any more information about the 1861 coronation medal?

    Posted

    Both a commemorative Thaler (KM 488) in silver and a medal on ribbon (OEK 1855) in gilt bronze were issued in 1861.  The obverses were the same basic design.

    Posted

    Both a commemorative Thaler (KM 488) in silver and a medal on ribbon (OEK 1855) in gilt bronze were issued in 1861.  The obverses were the same basic design.

    Posted (edited)

     

     

     

    Thanks for this photo. I was able to find a gilt brass or bronze one from a German website and a 'Thaler' medal also in silver. Was the reverse of the Thaler similar to the medal also?

     

    This seems to have been either a rare decoration or one seldom worn. (Although the price for a non-gold one would suggest maybe not so rare).

    Edited by filfoster
    • 2 weeks later...
    Posted

    Here is the silver Thaler.  It was issued in fairly large numbers but, did not seem to see much actual circulation as most examples are in nice condition.  Many made it into jewelry.

    Posted

    Here is the silver Thaler.  It was issued in fairly large numbers but, did not seem to see much actual circulation as most examples are in nice condition.  Many made it into jewelry.

     Good photo!  I did get one of these, as well as a copy of the gold medal (gilt brass).  The obverse is identical but the reverses are different, as others have said.

    • 4 weeks later...
    Posted (edited)

    I finished this over the weekend and hope to post a pic tomorrow. I had to substitute 1914 versions of the Mecklenburg medals and a complete 'ringer' ( a silver 'Neumark' medal that looks vaguely like the Lippe medal obverse) for the #12 medal because there are no copies and originals are too expensive. I will have to swap out as I can, if I ever can.

    Edited by filfoster

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