Any idea on last ribbon ?

[scottplen]

[Farkas]

Hi Scott,

i’ve assumed the ribbon is split down the middle, left is white and the right is green or a faded blue(ish)

 

i knew i’d seen veteran association medals with a similar ribbon. i’ve found one and its below.

The ribbon is not a colour match to your bar as it now looks, although possibly once was. This one is for 25 years membership of the veteran association. I don’t know if there are similar for 10yrs etc 🤷‍♂️

 

 

It is from the Styria region of Austria and there is another non military award i saw with the same colours so maybe they are regional colours.

 

 

I’ve seen these in medal groups but I’m not sure that i’ve seen one on a medal bar, I don’t know if they would be on one officially.

 

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There is another more interesting possibility, I hadn’t been aware of this one before, shown below.

 

 

A 1934 ‘Medal of Honour for the Home Guard’

 

 

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There is a Tyrol medal instituted in 1928 and the German cross instituted 1934 but no Austrian (1932) or Hungarian (1929) campaign medals.

 

 

and the more i look at it, it looks like it may be an improvised ‘ribbon’.

Possibly thread wrapped around the bar? possibly over a different ribbon?

 

Definitely an interesting bar with a story to tell & that’s the best kind!

 

If it’s yours or becomes yours i’d love to see more pictures of it 👍

 

 tony

[chechaco1]

Judging by the fact that he has no Austrian or Hungarian commemorative medals of 1914-1918 in the presence of the Hindenburg Cross of Honor of 1934, but there is a medal of the land of Tyrol, the man distanced himself from Austria and Hungary. However, the Tyrolean medal, which became the state medal after the Anschluss, is worn by them. I will assume that this is Stirlitz, not a reserve officer, either a non-commissioned officer after 1908, or an officer from non-commissioned officers for military distinctions. The first two bars can be interpreted as medals for bravery, Iron Crosses of Merit - then a non-commissioned officer, or as Signum Laudis and medals for bravery - then an officer from non-commissioned officers for military distinctions. It's a little strange that he has a service ribbon after the Tyrolean commemorative medal. But definitely not a reserve officer and not a pre-war career officer.