Opinion about an EKI and another medal

[Bernard]

Hello everybody,
I would like to know if these medals are authentics. Here are the pictures, sorry they are not that good.



Thank you

[Vadim K]

The Mecklenburg cross looks like a 1957 issue, isnt that a 1957 pin?
The Iron Cross I would say is a 1920s-1930s replacement piece, I have several similar ones. Is the Iron Cross marked on the back?

[JensF.]

Mecklenburg looks really like 1957. Rare one!!! EK 1 looks like WWI made from real silver. Both are ok.

[Bernard]

Oh I didn't know WWI medals were restriked in 1957. Could you explain me why ? Are the Mecklenburg 1957 model so rare ? What would be the value of such a piece ?

Thank you

[JensF.]

Around 1957 there were still a lot of veterans of WWI alive so they made these medals as replacements. It is very difficult to estimate the value of that cross. It is much rarer than the WWI type but that doesn't mean that it is more expensive. You have to decide for yourself what you would pay for it. In my opinion it is a very nice cross to complete a collection of variants for example.

[Vadim K]

Bernard, Jens is right, I was in a hurry and just glanced at the photos, for some reason I thought EK1 looked like a 1930s piece. It does seem to be a WW1 private purchase silver piece.