1793-1815 The 1815 Reorganization of the Order of the Bath – Part 3 In my previous blogs entitled “The 1815 Reorganization of the Order of the Bath – Part 1” and “The 1815 Reorganization of... Read more → Victorian Era Narrow Suspender LS&GC Medal Engraved and Impressed w/o Years on the Edge 1875-1903 It has been over 4 years since I wrote about the Royal Navy’s Narrow Suspender Long Service & Good Conduct medal introduced... Read more → British Post 1902 Just a British War Medal For those of us who collect medals, not just for the medal, but also for “the man behind the medal,” single medals... Read more → German Joseph Riedl Walter Kinast Karlsfeld Joseph Riedl Gemeiner im 4. Jäger-Bataillon aus Bergkirchen/Eschenried bei Dachau Soldat im deutschen Krieg 1866 und im... Read more → Austro-Hungarian Wound Medal Part I Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Wound Medal (Verwundtenmedaillen). This medal was created by emperor and King Karl... Read more → United States Artifact and Story – The Silver Treasury Live Savings Medal Silver Treasury Live Savings Medal to Somers C. Godfrey for gallantry aiding to save five men from the burning schooner D.H. INGRAM... Read more → Mr. Boulton and his Naval Medals This blog will be a little bit different than my usual musings. I have just finished reading a new book by... Read more → Attributable Crimea medals with the Azoff clasp A recent publication by OMRS entitled “By Order of her Majesty” co-authored by OMSA presenter and blogger William Pickering, deals at length... Read more → Territorial Force War Medal to Royal Artillery Officers Figure 1: Obverse (left) and reverse of the Territorial Force War Medal. Medal collectors generally are quite aware of numbers – especially... Read more → The Bavarian Campaign Cross for 1849 On October 6, 1866 King Ludwig II of Bavaria founded the Feldzugs-Denkzeichen für 1849 (Campaign Memento for 1849) or Campaign Cross for... Read more → Bohemian Nobles Cross for the Year 1813 – 1814 Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Bohemian Nobles Cross for the years 1813-1814. This cross was created as... Read more → How NOT to Display a Veteran’s Medals A few months ago I was visiting the USS Yorktown and while walking below decks saw a medal display that is an... Read more → More 1793-1815 More Victorian Era More British post 1902 More German More Austro-Hungarian More United States
