1870 Medal Group - What is missing?

[VtwinVince]

That's a great Schnalle, Willi, with the first type KO and double pin reverse.

[JamesT]

VtwinVince - that is a magnificent buckle. Thank you for taking to time to share.

So the missing medal is definitely a Crown Order 4.

Thank you to everyone for confirming that.

With respect to the 1870 EK2 - it is a period copy for use on a buckle? I'm learning the correct terminology - Spangenstück. What was the reason for placing a copy on the buckle rather than the original medal?

Thank you

[VtwinVince]

James, many 'wearer's copies' appear on medal bars, I have one from the 1880's with several period copies. Sometimes the recipient had more than one medal bar and needed extra copies, or perhaps the original medals were lost. Other times the awarded pieces were kept aside as mementos and were never mounted.