Bavarian Constitution Centenary Medal Questions

[1812 Overture]

Does any gentleman know this Bavarian medal? Is it fictional? I only found the Bavarian Hungarian Infantry Regiment Founding Medal, which looks similar to it. .

[saschaw]

Despite this cross does not yet have an article at ehrenzeichen-orden.de, it certainly is not "fictional". The "König-Ludwig-Kreuz in Silber am Jubiläumsbande", often nick-named "Silbernes Erinnerungskreuz für die Mitglieder beider Kammern beim 100-jährigen Jubiläum der bayerischen Verfassung" by collectors, was instituted by Bavarian king Ludwig III on Mai 26, 1918 on occasion of the centenary of the constitution's proclamation.

 

It was awarded to the "Reichsräte der Krone Bayerns" and to the members of the Landtag, which roughly correspondend to Britain's "House of Lords" and "House of Commons" bicameral system. The Munich mint struck a total of 272 crosses in silver, of which 250 were awarded. The shown cross, however, looks rather like a 1980s counterfeit, and none of the rarely seen authentic ones. Beware!

 

See also Werner Bergmann: 26. Mai 1918 – Ludwig III. von Bayern stiftet das König Ludwig-Kreuz in Silber am Jubiläumsband. In: Orden-Militaria-Magazin Nr. 55 (August 1993). p. 14–17.

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by saschaw

[dedehansen]

Hi,

 

http://h2385226.stratoserver.net/wbb4/index.php?thread/74337-erinnerungskreuz-für-die-mitglieder-beider-kammern/&postID=483741&highlight=beider%2Bkammern#post483741

 

Regards

 

Andreas

[1812 Overture]

1 hour ago, saschaw said:

Despite this cross does not yet have an article at ehrenzeichen-orden.de, it certainly is not "fictional". The "König-Ludwig-Kreuz in Silber am Jubiläumsbande", often nick-named "Silbernes Erinnerungskreuz für die Mitglieder beider Kammern beim 100-jährigen Jubiläum der bayerischen Verfassung" by collectors, was instituted by Bavarian king Ludwig III on Mai 26, 1918 on occasion of the centenary of the constitution's proclamation.

 

It was awarded to the "Reichsräte der Krone Bayerns" and to the members of the Landtag, which roughly correspondend to Britain's "House of Lords" and "House of Commons" bicameral system. The Munich mint struck a total of 272 crosses in silver, of which 250 were awarded. The shown cross, however, looks rather like a 1980s counterfeit, and none of the rarely seen authentic ones. Beware!

 

See also Werner Bergmann: 26. Mai 1918 – Ludwig III. von Bayern stiftet das König Ludwig-Kreuz in Silber am Jubiläumsband. In: Orden-Militaria-Magazin Nr. 55 (August 1993). p. 14–17.

 

I just found this set of bars on eBay and they are very expensive!

[saschaw]

19 hours ago, 1812 Overture said:

I just found this set of bars on eBay and they are very expensive!

I agree this company is charging pretty high prices, sometimes probably too high!

 

 

Lovely group though, probably to a Landtag member - and not to a "Reichsrat".

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by saschaw

[saschaw]

For your future reference, here's an authentic "König-Ludwig-Kreuz in Silber am Jubiläumsbande". It's unribboned and a bit worn though.

 

[CRBeery]

I accidentally found one of these mismounted on a medal bar. I was initially interested in the long service medal but that quickly changed when I saw the back.

It tested as silver and thus the black appearance.