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Old 03-21-2008, 05:01 PM   #21
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And the reverse:
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Old 03-22-2008, 03:33 AM   #22
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Auke,

It looks nice, I like it. If the weight is in the proper range, you have a nice post-war Vienna medal in excellent condition :thumbsup

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Old 03-22-2008, 05:52 AM   #23
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Thanks! :thumbsup

Here are two more "Capture of" Medals I'm not confident about.

Berlin, obverse:
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And a Königsberg, obverse:
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And the reverse.

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I think Berlin and Koenigsburg are fine...

I think both your Berlin and Koenigsburg are good to go. They've just lived long and difficult lives.

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Old 03-24-2008, 10:17 PM   #28
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I am thinking this is a variation 1, but am not quite sure. I have a document with it, but I'm afraid to touch it:o
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Jeff,

You are right, this is a V1 with soldered ring.

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Here are two more "Capture of" Medals I'm not confident about.
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Both of them look good to me. The Koenigsberg medal seems to be in pretty nice shape :thumbsup

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