Prussian Goldenes Militär-Verdienstkreuz.

[johannis]

Hello.
I have today received the NCO bar.
In the medals lot,was this golden military merit cross.
I know it is not original, but I would like to know if it is a modern copy
or one of the so-called "Ordenspange Stueck",so a replacement medal for the medals bar is.
Thanks, any opinion and comment is welcome.
Best regards, jannis
 

[dond]

The crown is absolutely horrible and the details on the rest of it is sloppy.  Not something that I would expect to see from a European jeweler.

[johannis]

Hello.

Thanks.

Best regards,Jannis.

[saschaw]

This is a very common, possibly the most common type of the MVK to appear on the market. It is my firm opinion those are, despite they're often offered as such, absolutely no old wearers' copies, but 1980s(?) so called museum copies by Göde (that's not Godet!), a German firm similar to The Franklin Mint. So, more or less, this is teleshopping stuff!

 

On German ebay, they are sometimes even to be found with their original "certificates", like this one: https://www.ebay.de/itm/224121075537

 

Edited July 30, 2022 by saschaw

[Daniel Cole]

Definitely a Goede.  I had one once and the twisted eye at the top is a sure give away