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    Military Cross and Air Force Cross real or fake?


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    I bought these 3 medals earlier and i wanted to know if these are originals or not. The MC has 3 silver marks. 2 on the medal and 1 on the bar. The miniatur MC has “silver” written on the back but no markings. The air force cross has no markings on the back and i think it’s a replica. If these are real, what would the value be of these? what time period are these from? thanks for the info!

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    The miniature medals as you know are not officially issued and are purchased by the person who they were awarded to for civilian and mess dress.....    The MC original does not have any silver marks on it so therefore I think that this also has been privately manufactured......

     

    Mike

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    It's hard to see, but the first hallmark could be the French boar's head for silver. The diamond shaped imprint next to it could be the maker's mark, but I can't see it clearly.

     

    The second hallmark could be the French Mercury mark for exported silver, but - again - very hard to see.

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    There is an article on the 'British Medals Forum' that briefly discusses French made WW1 MC's. Yours could be one of these varieties. A number of Military Crosses were awarded to Allied troops during the First World War.

     

     

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