Got Nassau?!

[saschaw]

I recently noticed we never had a collective thread for the awards of the Duchy of Nassau, possibly because most awards of this petty state are so uncommon we hardly ever see anything but their last war medal, called "Feldzeichen für 1866".

 

As a "starter", I picked a knight's cross with swords of the "Herzoglich Nassauischer Militär- und Zivil-Verdienstorden Adolphs von Nassau". The piece that came in its authentic case was awarded to a Baden regimental doctor, who would later become the highest ranking medical officer in the Prussian army, Bernhard (later: von) Beck (1821–1894).

 

He received this decoration in 1858. It's noteworthy the Duke of Nassau awarded his merit order generally with swords if the recipient was military. That's nothing unheard of, see the Grand Duchy of Hesse or the Kingdom of Hanover, but certainly not the rule within the German states.

 

[VtwinVince]

Great idea for a thread. This is all I have in the 'Nassau department'.

[Nicolas7507]

I can offer this ribbon bar. No success with an ID yet.

[augustin1813]

The Waterloo Medal:

 

For Bravery:

 

[saxcob]

Tiny crosses, that's what Nassau is (in)famous for:

 

Edited September 2, 2023 by saxcob

[VtwinVince]

True, but as they say, 'klein aber fein'.

[CRBeery]

I have a small grouping to one man.