graham Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I have this 1849 2nd Class Military Merit Cross from Mecklenburg Schwerin. I do not see a huge amount of them around, this one has writing in lower caps and a ball suspension. Would love to get some opinions on it, thanks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Anyone prepared to have a stab at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Hi, just spotted this, looks like a nice original piece, can't comment on the ribbon, it doesn't look that aged but may have been replaced a long time ago, wouldn't mind one for myself Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 These are a veritable minefield, and most examples I've seen are fakes. We need one of our German colleagues who specialises in Mecklenburg to have a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thanks Alex. VtwinVince thanks. Yes it would be great to get someone who has some good knowledge of these awards to make a comment or two good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeheld Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 The MVK from Mecklenburg are actually very easy to identify and not a mine field. Almost all are fakes. This example is a very simple fake, which is very far away from original Crosses. Regards Seeheld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Seeheld, do you have any images you can share of genuine crosses? Thanks. What are the differences between a genuine article and my fake item. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeheld Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Actually I have 2 original crosses in my collection, but also the bad guys reading world wide... At the moment the fakes are really so far away from a genuine one, because they do not know how it is looking in reality. And this is good for us collectors. Regards Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Bit of a pointless thread then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 6 hours ago, seeheld said: Actually I have 2 original crosses in my collection, but also the bad guys reading world wide... At the moment the fakes are really so far away from a genuine one, because they do not know how it is looking in reality. And this is good for us collectors. Regards Frank I agree with Frank. The fakers put a lot effort to make this fake as clean as they could and I wouldn't want to educate them. However, if there is minor "tell" that could be shared that would be helpful to the collector, but not the the faker; that would be informative. I wouldn't want to pass on something truly valuable, only something that can be useful when visiting the tables at a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 For comparison, here is another example. No claims of authenticity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks to everyone for your contributions. Wild Card, I hope your cross is genuine, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeheld Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Ok Gents, I provide you only one side of the mentioned cross. Please check out the blank surface. Regards Seeheld 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Interesting and thank you, I'm sure your information is greatly appreciated, at least those interested in obtaining one have one item which can be used to eliminate those which are clearly not correct Regards Edited December 1, 2020 by Alex K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Frank, Thanks for sharing, this is very helpful. Regards, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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