Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    German Atlantic Meteor Expedition of 1925-1927 Commemorative Medal


    Recommended Posts

    • 2 months later...

    the antique photos link you provided in your initial post mentions a first and second class; the photo of both grades shows the difference in ribbon size for each class. the first class had gilt oak leaves suspension for naval officers and civilian scientists, while the second class had a silver oak leaves suspension for crewmen. the gilt oak leaves suspension is smaller in width than the silver, and has a smaller ribbon.

    https://www.academia.edu/20385130/The_German_Atlantic_Meteor_Expedition_Medal_1925-27

     

    Edited by Eric Stahlhut
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    • 2 weeks later...
    On 13/04/2019 at 01:31, Red Eagle said:

    Imo dont exist a 1st or 2nd class. Its only these one class.

    You cant find any resources for two classes.

    There were two classes but it wasn't the ribbon that differentiate the two. It was the color of the laurel leaves. First class sported them in gilt while second class featured silver ones (awarded to the crew of the ship).

    Picture credit: antique-photos.com

     

    German_Atlantic_Meteor_Expedition_Medal_1.jpg

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    i looked into this in order to attempt to find where exactly i read about the different ribbon widths but have not yet found the source. one thing that i immediately noticed is that the silver laurel leaf version appears to be far harder to find than the gilt version, which doesn't make sense if more of them were awarded; the gilt ones almost exclusively seem to come onto the market 

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    There were 23 1st Class and 188 2nd Class medals awarded to the Researchers, Officers and the Crew of the ship that took part in the Expedition.

    This and the above info comes from "The Meteor Expedition" by F. Spiess, published in 1927. No idea where the ribbon story originated.

    To add to the confusion- there is another medal commemoration that Expedition that was produced, one of a non-portable variety.

    The detail of the non-portable medal matches that of the ribboned medals. Size is slightly different.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.