Afrika and sudentland medals opinions

[vitts]

i picked up these two medals today at an antique store i paid $25 for them both so I took the chance. I have checked other posts and am pretty confident they are OK but would welcome your opinions.

Afrika medal has a good ribbon that passed the black light test and has the "lorioli milano" maker mark above the left alligator leg. I believe it is the zinc variety definately not bronze

The other is I believe the Sudentland Medal? I am not sure if this is the proper ribbon or not it also is a zinc medal

[vitts]

other side

[vitts]

sudentland medfal

[vitts]

back

[vitts]

No opinions? are these both good? what about the sudentland ribbon?

[mrg]

Hi Vitts the Sudentland medal I believe to be a reproduction as for the Afrika medal thats a hard Call. Looks as if they is evidence of a finish, quality is a little poor but that is nothing unusual. Has possiblities can you take pictures of the rim? Going off these pics it has possibilies, but there are a couple of areas of concern. At 25 dollars even if both a fake it was worth a gamble. All the best.

[mrg]

Hi Vitts can you get a closer pic of the Sudentan front just out of curiousity?All the best

[Martin Burr]

My only concern is that the Sudetenland medal seems to have a silver finish, whereas most are of a bronze finish. The ribbon with it though is for the Austrian medal.

I have not seen enough Africa medals to give a judgement on that one, but the correct makers name appears to be present.