afrika medal

[mrg]

Hi guys thanks for the E-Bay link there appears to be a few differences between the two. Personally £65 pound is a little expensive for one in this condition fake or not, you can find them nicer and cheaper and would lean towards sending it back.A side view may help determine originality.All the best

[Raffaello Carola]

Hello,

sorry IMO the medal of sscrooge is an copy, the detail are very bad.
cheers, Raffaello

[sscrooge]

ak

thanks everybody for all the help on this, i will take it back now as soon as he opens up shop again, best rgds dave

[mrg]

Hi dave any chance of an update. Did the seller take it back? All the best

[sscrooge]

ak

not as yet, hes closed until next sunday but he will be taking it back that i am sure about,,,rgds dave

[Don D.]

Can you show us a shot of the edge (rim).

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hope these are ok

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[mrg]

Im very pist , but that looks ok to me . HAPPY NEW YEAR

[Don D.]

I'm 50/50 on this one but I would return it for the following reasons. The pockmarks I've circled could be signs of casting or possiblr deterioration of the base metal. The medal has either a weak strike or excessive wear if it is a genuine piece. I think you need to have this piece in hand to be sure. For the price you paid you can easily find an early bronze example.

[sscrooge]

ak

thanks again

[Stahlhelm]

Thanks to the great photo comparison posted by Kenneth, it is quite clear that the medal in question is lacking loads of detail found on originals. This is particularly noticeable in the lettering, of course.

This thread is, in general, a great source for such fake vs. original comparison studies. I've bookmarked this one for future reference myself.

Thanks,

Chris