Imperial Medals Identification

[Tim Curley]

I recently received a number of medals to include these three. I am not familiar with most Imperial awards and I would appreciate any help in identifying them.

Left - Hessen-Darmstadt Fur Tapferkeit ?

Center - ???????????????

Right - Hamburg Hanseatenkreuz ?

[mailman]

Center one is Bremen Hanseatic cross. You're correct about the other two.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

yes Hessen, Bremen, Hamburg all local EK2 equivalents.

The last two are so called Hanseaten crosses (there is a third one as well from Lubeck also a Hanze city). The first is the Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen which depending on what is on the reverse is for bravery (as yours is), merit, merit in war, loyal service, long loyal service, 50 years loyal service, saving of a life once or for more than once.

[Don D.]

The ribbon on the Bremen cross is incorrect.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

The ribbon on the Bremen cross is incorrect.

That is of course right - correct ribbon has four thick-ish red stripes on white.

Anyone know what the current ribbon is for? - I have no German 1800-1945 match for it.

[Mark P]

Hello,

Hope I don't sound dumb, but the ribbon looks very much like an Indian Mutiny medal ribbon.

Regards Mark

[Tim Curley]

Thanks for the identification help.

[tompress]

Hello,

Hope I don't sound dumb, but the ribbon looks very much like an Indian Mutiny medal ribbon.

Regards Mark

Could be also Austria (Republic period) Ehrenmedaille für 40-jährige Treue Dienste