Scarce bit of Hessen...

[Chris Boonzaier]

This followed me home.... note it is not the comman "For Bravery" one but "For many years of Loyal Service".

Not super rare but still a scarce award.

[Deruelle]

Very nice Chris, here is mine with "For Bravery".

Christophe

[Wild Card]

A truly beautiful example of a very rare (under appreciated) medal.

Congratulations!

Wild Card

[chuck]

Just interested, does anyone know what the award criteria was for these type of medals? Are these for special merit or actually dependent on a number of years?

"FUR TREUE DIENSTE"

"FUR LANGJAHREIGE TREUE DIENSTE"

"FUR FUNFZIGJAHRIHE TREUE DIENSTE"

Cheers,

Chuck

[Gerd Becker]

I allways liked the simplicity of the Hessen-Darmstadt Medals, especially this particular one.

[rujab]

Und so sieht das im Etui aus

Gruss Rudi

[rujab]

a couple more

[Chris Boonzaier]

I like the tradition with those glass paperweights, up until now I have only seen them with EKs.

Nice cases! Are they private purchase?

[rujab]

nein alle so verliehen
ausser das Rote da war ein SEHO drin ,
habe aber mehrere Hessen medaille in
solch roten Etuis , möglicherweise sind
sie auch so verkauft worden

No all so awarded
except the Red as a SEHO was inside,
but several Hessen medal in
such red cases, may have
they have also been sold as

 

Have about 200 Hessian Case

[Chris Boonzaier]

Wahrscheinlich alle Vorkriegs Etuis dann?

[rujab]

ja und sogar bis ende 1918