Imperial Medals and Badges

[voffka0503]

Hi lads! Can anyone help me to indentify these items? Many thanx!
Vladimir.

[voffka0503]

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[gregM]

The large round piece in the lower left is the Prussian centennial medal.
I believe it was given to anyone who was on active duty in 1897.

[VtwinVince]

Greg is right, although the Centennarmedaille was given to all who had served previous to that date, making it ubiquitous. The photos aren't good, but the silver stickpin is for a sport event, and I'm not sure the large blue and gold cross is even German. The ribbon on the lower right looks like it might have come off a watch fob.

[Gerdan]

The most at right could be a token for a beer.

Gerdan

[voffka0503]

Thanx, lads, very interesting!

[saschaw]

although the Centennarmedaille was given to all who had served previous to that date, making it ubiquitous.

Almost right. It was awarded to all soldiers in service in 1897 plus to all still living veterans of the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870/71. Those who were in service in between did not get it, from what I know. Though, still enough to get the medal everywhere at every time.

[speedytop]

Hi,

the left oval badge is German Democratic Republic of Germany (DDR) NVA, miltary sports badge, very common (2€).

The blue and gold cross must be a German carnival "award".

Regards
Uwe

[VtwinVince]

Sascha, you may be correct, however, I have owned mounted groups with this award which were not belonging to veterans of any of those conflicts.

[saschaw]

Sascha, you may be correct, however, I have owned mounted groups with this award which were not belonging to veterans of any of those conflicts.

Almost right. It was awarded to all soldiers in service in 1897 plus to [...]

Or were yours neither?

[speedytop]

Hi VtwinVince, hallo Sascha,

the regulations say:

"... für sämtliche Offiziere, Militärbeamte, Unteroffiziere und Soldaten ..."

"... for all officers, 'civil servants' in military service, NCO's and EM ..."

civil servant = Beamter, not a soldier, not a veteran.

"Beamter" please see here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter

Regards
Uwe

[saschaw]

Thanks Uwe, forgot to mention those. My posting therefore should read "to all militry in service in 1897" - or are the "Militärbeamte" not even counted as military? I'm not sure about that... well, at least it is all said now.