Elaborate award; id help please!

[rynegold]

A friend of mine has this award... he found some on it on line. Thinking perhaps it's a reissue? Anyway, this is a very elaborate award. I would like to know if it is genuine, what it was awarded for, to whom, and when. Also a value (if it's real) as he's thinking of selling.

DSC00923 by rynegold, on Flickr

DSC00924 by rynegold, on Flickr

DSC00926 by rynegold, on Flickr

DSC00929 by rynegold, on Flickr

Some more pix here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/190898...57686999052920

[Alan]

http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deu...chwertern.html

I think this will answer a few of your questions

[rynegold]

Originally Posted by Alan

http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deu...chwertern.html

I think this will answer a few of your questions

Thank you Alan! So the one I've pictured "may" be genuine?? it's not marked w/a purity for gold (i.e. .750 for 18k for instance) so it might be a silver/gold plated one?

Again, thanks.

[Don D.]

Are the gold ones marked for purity? Or are the silver gilt ones marked to denote they are not gold?

[Alan]

Originally Posted by rynegold

Thank you Alan! So the one I've pictured "may" be genuine?? it's not marked w/a purity for gold (i.e. .750 for 18k for instance) so it might be a silver/gold plated one?

Again, thanks.

Looking at this one I would have to say it is genuine gilded silver version. I have checked the one I have which is also gilded silver and there are no purity marks that I can see.

[Don D.]

I thought silver gilt pieces (which were normally meant to be gold) were always marked with the idea that after the war they could exchange them for a gold award?