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    German Italian Campaign Medals on E-Stand

    There are two German Italian Campaign Medals for sale on the E-Stand...but am I missing something here:

    http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=474472

    I have never heard of a silver version of these?

    I would say that the finish of the "silver" is just gone, and used to be a bronze also?

    Best regards

    /Flemming

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    Based on what I have read and seen, you get a bronze version, a silvered (plated) bronze version and a grey version, with the latter two produced at the same time.

    Jerry

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      #3
      the early ones are the bronze, the mid production are a silver (not quite plated but definitively silver) and the last run is the zinc/pot metal of these medals. Both in this thread are originals but good luck finding any extra ribbon. Matt

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        #4
        Thank you both for this explanation.

        But was it intented to have the silver finish, or has the original "top" paint worn off?

        /Flemming

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          #5
          Originally posted by Flemming View Post
          Thank you both for this explanation.

          But was it intented to have the silver finish, or has the original "top" paint worn off?

          /Flemming
          I have yet to see a "silver" version if they existed. There are Bronze (early) and zinc (later). Like all other badges made of zinc the bronze finish left leaving the grey base medal color.

          I have seen some bronze finished zincs with the finish still intact, but never a silver. I think some of the older publications mentioned "silver" and its been carried on through the ages so to speak.

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