eurorders Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hi, does anyone have numbers of how many FIRST CLASS PINBACK war merit crosses were awarded during WWI in each state? I notice some are much more costly than others. I bought two of these today, the Brunswick War Merit Cross 1 Class and the Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross 1 Class and wonder about those two, first off, as I am adding them to my inventory list. Thanks in advance for info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 eurorders These are approximate numbers: Brunswick: War Merit Cross: approx. 1000 - 2000 Hesse: Warrior Honor Decoration in Iron: approx. 2000 Lippe-Detmold: War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds: approx. 740 Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Military Merit Cross: approx. 10,000 Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Cross for Distinction in War: approx. 419 Oldenburg: Friedrich-August Cross: approx. 7,000 - 12,000 Prussia: EK1: over 200,000 Reuss: War Merit Cross: approx. 150 Saxe-Altenburg: Duke Ernst Medal 1st Class with Swords: approx. 86 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Carl Eduard War Cross: approx. 97 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Wilhelm Ernst War Cross: approx. 362 Württemberg: Wilhelm Cross with Swords & Crown: approx. 108 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hi Little update Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Military Merit Cross 1st class: 3570 Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Cross for Distinction in War 1st class : 428 Oldenburg: Friedrich-August Cross 1st class : 2339 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Wilhelm Ernst War Cross, the number is 368 Saxe-Altenburg: Duke Ernst Medal 1st Class with Swords : 85 Württemberg: Wilhelm Cross with Swords & Crown : 119 Württemberg: Wilhelm Cross with Swords : 5318 Source : Volle (Henning), Stiftungen und Erneuerungen von deutschen Orden und Ehrenzeichen im Ersten Weltkrieg,, Offenbach, Phaleristischer Verlag Autengruber, 2014, 150 p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Deruelle, Thanks for the more precise information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 LOL, I tried to assemble a complete collection of EK1 equivalents and just about went broke when I got to the Wilhelm Ernst War Cross, then I gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 It's not easy to have all of the crosses. Reuss, Saxe Altenburg and Saxe Coburg Gotha are the rarest. I need the Wilhelm Ernst cross. Not easy to find one in good condition to reasonnable price ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Would be glad to get some opinions on this Wilhelm Ernst Cross I have: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi Graham There is something which disturb me with the 5 in the back of the cross. It seems that the hook has been repaired and the inscription disappeared and someone rewrite the number. You can see it is a bit different than the other numbers. Otherwise it's a beautiful piece. Christophe PS : this photo is not mine, it come from ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Christophe, Thanks, I appreciate your observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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