Fake Medals "For Combat Merits"

[Auke]

Originally Posted by R.Ricardo

Have you one idea when this medal was issued, I find this one here in this forum with a very close number issued in 20 may 1945.

Ricardo, this is probably a 1944 or 1945 long-service award, given to an officer for 10 years of military service.

[Lapa]

Sergio,

From what I can see, the suspension looks OK although I can't recall yellow-colored nuts; the screwplate is a fake.

Now, regarding the medal itself, I am 99.99% certain that it never hung from this suspension until such (very!) recent time as some speculator attempted to raise the monetary value of this lot.

Marc

[rocketscientist]

Thank you Marc. It seems then another messed up set... The medal comes with a booklet dated May 19,1946 and awarding date July '43 (with a nice picture of the awardee).

I suppose that your doubts on the the suspension pairing with the medal is because the serial number 495k is out of range for T1 suspensions. Does it mean that this medal was distributed with a different suspension, or mounted on a T1 suspension and never awarded? I notice that the sword's handle is well rounded, as expected in an early type of Combat Merit.

sergio

[Lapa]

Sergio,

I believe that this medal was awarded on a 5-sided suspension.

Marc

[rocketscientist]

This is a nice CS (I love the way the ring is soldered) with a counterfeited serial number.
With such a serial, it should be a T1 and this is not, looking at the sword handle.

[travel-north]

Sergio, I agree with you about this CS. Nicely worn medal with a nice ring :thumbsup

[Thor Kruuse]

Hey friends

Do you think this medal for combat service (from 1957) is :thumbsup or :thumbsdown?

I suspect the upper side of it has been restored -
since no wearing out marks are on the upper side,
contradictorily to medal condition
(However the medal is post-war, and quite "new")

Your opinion will be highly appreciated

[CtahhR]

I don't know how the date "1957" comes up without the supporting document. These later examples were primarily awarded for 10 years long service.

This is a genuine example that I would see selling for $20 or less without the document.

[Thor Kruuse]

I did get number from document:thumbsup

Bought item for 30$, with promise to be original

[travel-north]

It has a voenkomat type ring so I guess it could have been issued around 1960s-80s.

It is normal that the obverse has very little wear marks. It is possible to find wartime medals in a very good condition. It all depends on how the medal's life.