Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) [attachmentid=42398]German Neck Award With Ribbon Marked In Gold "V. Wien Im Ringen 1907 ( Junior ??? 1907 1st Prize Gymnastics ) ( Rings ). To add a bit of perspective to the size of the Award the Red & White Enamel Cross is ~ 7.0 cm across. From the eagles upper wing to the bottom of the cross the award measures ~ 15.5 cm. Beautiful hand engraved reverse. Enjoy.Rocky Edited June 7, 2006 by Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 [attachmentid=42399] Front Close Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 [attachmentid=42401] Back Clase Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 [attachmentid=42403] Engarving Enjoy -- Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 German Neck Award With Ribbon Rocky, This is not German. It is Austrian ("Wien" is Vienna) which would explain the red and white ribbon and enamel. Still a great early piece.Dan Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 A very nice award indeed I'm not sure it's for 'rings' though. As far as I know, Ringen (in German) is a form of Greek-Roman wrestling.What is the letter before 'Ringen' in the engraving? Is it "I."?/Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Dan, thank you for the information on the country of origin, Great Dane, the letter is an "L" -- thank yo u both.Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian L Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) i would read it like this:1st prize junior championship of viena in greek-roman wrestlingits a very well made decoration - and a nice 1st price! (better than the soccer "medals" you get nowadays!)christian Edited June 7, 2006 by Christian L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks for the translation Christian.Regards Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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