Police Medal Bars from the SOS

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

Thank you Troy and Gary for the comments.

Best regards,
Tom



Gary,

Sorry you couldn't make it to the SOS. Hope to see you at the MAX.

[HPL2008]

Perhaps this also applies to the Prussian General Honor Decoration? Is this one mounted back-to-front or is it mounted correctly?

It's also mounted correctly (inscription on the obverse, cypher on the reverse).

[Tom Yanacek]

It's also mounted correctly (inscription on the obverse, cypher on the reverse).

Thank you again.

Best regards,
Tom

[Ian Hulley]

Hello and thank you for posting this information. I remember this being discussed once before (I believe on the GMIC Forum) but I couldn't locate the old discussion thread.

So there you have it: The side with "für Kriegshilfsdienst" is actually the front and the side with the Wilhelm II cipher is the reverse. The four bars I posted in this thread are mounted correctly, according to the regulations.

Thank you & best regards,
Tom

Indeed, thanks for that information. I guess it seems strange to me because all British and Commonwealth awards with the King or Queen's head are always mounted with that as the Obverse even though the interesting features are on the other side.

Ian

[HPL2008]

You're welcome!

By the way, getting back to the commonly incorrect wear of the Kriegshilfsdienst cross: The most famous example of a decoration being worn the wrong way around is the Iron Cross of 1813:

It, too, was originally supposed to be worn with the side sporting the crown/cypher/oak leaves/year on the reverse and the blank side on the obverse.

However, the vast majority of recipients wore it with the more decorative side to the front, and so King Friedrich Wilhelm eventually approved the former reverse to become the obverse in 1838.

[MLH13]

Tom,


As usual.......very handsome medal bars! Your collection has some of the best around. Thank you for sharing.


Mark

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

Thank you, Mark.

Best regards,
Tom