Can anyone identify these medals?
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DirtyHarley said:
Saleen is right on both counts: left is a WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class - worth around £70-100 (can be had to less but the condition and original ribbon are positives - if you find the certificate it was issued for it will easily double in value to the collectors market). Right is the Furg Dagerland veterans medal - they generally sell for about £60-£80 (yours is probably worth a little more as although the medal is quite tarnished and blackened now the original ribbon and sword wreath add value - even if it does look a little damaged).
Have you got a reverse side image for the Prussian medal? there are a few variants that have that frontage with the reverse describing what it is; for example the 'Merit Cross for War Aid' which says 'FUR KRIEGS HILFSDIENST' or indeed the 'Prussian Military Merit Cross' which has 'KRIEGS VERDIENST'.
Either way; collectors pay more for 'complete' sets awarded to one individuals.
This is the back.Have you got a reverse side image for the Prussian medal? there are a few variants that have that frontage with the reverse describing what it is; for example the 'Merit Cross for War Aid' which says 'FUR KRIEGS HILFSDIENST' or indeed the 'Prussian Military Merit Cross' which has 'KRIEGS VERDIENST'.
Either way; collectors pay more for 'complete' sets awarded to one individuals.
Found this as well.
Jaska said:
We found a few German medals and money when my great grandad passed away - he was as British as it gets so certain he 'acquired' them but if you looked at his medal collection you'd have had no idea which side of the war he was on!!
Yeah, bit like my Dad who was born in Edinburgh, funny the things we’re finding on the outer edges of his bookcases!mkjess123 said:
Hi,
I would recommend going onto www.warrelics.eu as there are a lot of knowledgeable people on there. I wouldn't mention values immediately.
I would also include the jacket, as from the single photo there is every possibility that if it was originally worn as part of a uniform, then it would be potentially of more value than the medals. You would need to show detailed photos of the labels, lining and stitching etc.
I hope this is of help.
Thanks for that, the values are secondary at the moment, it's more what the medals might have been awarded for that interests me, unless we're talking miwwions, obviously, then the sentimental value goes out the window. I would recommend going onto www.warrelics.eu as there are a lot of knowledgeable people on there. I wouldn't mention values immediately.
I would also include the jacket, as from the single photo there is every possibility that if it was originally worn as part of a uniform, then it would be potentially of more value than the medals. You would need to show detailed photos of the labels, lining and stitching etc.
I hope this is of help.
DirtyHarley said:
The leather jacket is very interesting (and cool!) - something about it looks very familiar, but I can't put my finger on it! I'm thinking possibly a WW2 feldgendarmerie officers coat but I'm not sure and there are definitely way more knowledgable people than I around on the net 
It was my Grandfather's coat and he was in charge of the horses during WW2 near Kehlstein, you might have heard of it? 
hidetheelephants said:
That's a very big hat, he must have been in charge. I sometimes wonder if half the problem with the modern british forces is the lack of really big hats; no one knows who is in charge.
He was 6'4" tall so must have been knocking 7 foot in that hat, pretty intimidating I reckon.
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