1897 Centennial Medal
This is the common 1897 Centennial medal in an unmarked case.
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Nice One!
Nice one John, correct and clean!Comment
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Is the medal sitting in a fitted case or is it just laying there? MikeComment
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Rare to see one cased. The first Centenar medal I got on ebay
in the early days of my collecting. The seller thought he'd polish it up a bit. He must have used a mechanical buffer, because, when I got it, it was worn so smooth you could hardly read inscription.
All detail was gone. Stuff happens!Comment
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Very interesting, I've never seen a case for that award. Is the case official or a privat one?Comment
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The case is fitted for the medal and the ribbon is in a separate compartment.
As far as I know there were two type of issue cases, one with a decorated lid and another one without any, just like this. Maybe Rick (stogie) has more info on this.Comment
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Correct! Both ways!
Centennial Medal could be purchased in a plain black case, with the medal in a fitted tray. Like John's. However, there is an ultra-rare presentation piece, probably given away by old Wilhelm himself, that came in an ultra-fancy case like this:Comment
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Inside of the special case:
Looked like this: Very elaborate, with fitted tray and gold braid around the edge. The ribbon would have laid simply on top, when the case was closed:Comment
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One more shot:
One more photo of the interior. This medal was a crisp, clean strike, with a bright, almost copper-gold finish to it.Comment
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And the usual ones:
I've owned 2 others, both exactly like John's. One was a cased medal, the other was same case, but with an einzel-spange.Comment
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And the unmounted one:
Looked like this, exactly like John's. That makes a total of 3 I've seen in 5 years.Comment
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And just for fun!
Here's a custom-made cased pair. 1914 EK2 and Centenial MedalComment
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Rick, excellent pieces all of them. And yes you are right, the brown-red case is a fantastic example.Comment
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