Richarddwh Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Any thoughts on what the pink and white ribbon might be on the buttonhole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Pink & White....sure looks like a Brazil Imperial Order of the Rose but maybe here representing a Hesse-Darmstadt award c. f. Distinguished Service Kriegsehrenzeichen 1916-18, War Aid medal, Ehrenzeichen für Kriegsfürsorge 1916-18, Military Medical Cross (Militär-Sanitäts-Kreuz--metallic silver stripes), 1914 or Long Service Award. All have a darker red color value and slightly different proportions. Another German State possibility escapes recollection for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I vote for the Kriegsehrenzeichen 1916-18 or Ehrenzeichen für Kriegsfürsorge with the colours faded. The Order of the Rose is possible, though not very likely, the Order of St. Hermenegild is practically excluded, as it was conferred only to Spanish forces officers for long service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richarddwh Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Gents, thanks for the helpful responses. I'm inclined to go with the Ehrenzeichen für Kriegsfürsorge 1916-18 as the most likely culprit. Interestingly, when I peeled back the ribbon, thinking it would reveal the unfaded colour it was still pink! If nobody minds I've got two other items I've struggled to ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hi On t he buttonhole, the pink ribbon is the Saxe Ernestine ribbon? The white color is in reality green. It is just passed. That's all Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richarddwh Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Thanks for the positive ID on two completely unconnected awards!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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