Hello friends,
In this thread we'll look at Ost medals produced by THREE different makers including S&L, Deumer ad Souval.
In most cases Souval would simply remove the swastika by cutting or filing it away. With the Ost medal he actually made a new and unique die.
In both pics the medals are, from left to right, S&L, Deumer and Souval. Each maker used their own unique die and therefore there are MANY differences both great and subtle. I'll try to describe some of these differences rather than using arrows this time.
The feathers on the legs of the S&L eagle are not clearly defined, while they are very defined on the Deumer and Souval. The feathers on the Deumer eagles legs are somewhat smaller than on the Souval.
The leaves are quite different in appearance from medal to medal. Not only do they appear different, they appear to lay in different patterns.
Notice the wider rim, crisper strike and more detailed eagles head on the Deumer, just beautiful.
The talons on the S&L are the largest then Deumer's are smaller and the Souval has almost tiny feet!
The souval appears to be made of zinc.
All the medals and pictures of medals used in this thread are courtesy of our good friend Nigel! Cheers mate!
Questions and commens are welcomed.
In this thread we'll look at Ost medals produced by THREE different makers including S&L, Deumer ad Souval.
In most cases Souval would simply remove the swastika by cutting or filing it away. With the Ost medal he actually made a new and unique die.
In both pics the medals are, from left to right, S&L, Deumer and Souval. Each maker used their own unique die and therefore there are MANY differences both great and subtle. I'll try to describe some of these differences rather than using arrows this time.
The feathers on the legs of the S&L eagle are not clearly defined, while they are very defined on the Deumer and Souval. The feathers on the Deumer eagles legs are somewhat smaller than on the Souval.
The leaves are quite different in appearance from medal to medal. Not only do they appear different, they appear to lay in different patterns.
Notice the wider rim, crisper strike and more detailed eagles head on the Deumer, just beautiful.
The talons on the S&L are the largest then Deumer's are smaller and the Souval has almost tiny feet!
The souval appears to be made of zinc.
All the medals and pictures of medals used in this thread are courtesy of our good friend Nigel! Cheers mate!
Questions and commens are welcomed.
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