I just got this beautiful Imperial Lapel Mini Decorations Chain . It is a piece of art .

Decorations in this photo are :1) Iron Cross 2nd class 1870 with 25 year oakleaves . 2) Prussian Eagle Order 4th class .3) Prussian Crown Order 3rd class. 4)Prussian XXV Years Service Cross >

Ahh, you got it. Congratulations, very nice acquisition!

--dj--Joe

The center shows : 5)Principality of Hohenzollern Honor Cross with Swords 3 rd Class( Quite rare for 1870 !)6) Principality of Hohenzollern Honor Cross 2 nd Class . 7) 1870/1871 War Medal. 8) 1866 Koeniggraetz War Cross .

The end of the chain shows : 9)Bavarian Military Merit Order Knight 1st Class type 1866 to 1905 with Swords ( quite scarce !). 10) Baden Order of Zaehringen Lion -Knight 1st Class with Oakleaves and 11) Belgian King Leopold I Knights Order with Swords and Crown .

...and all medals are finished on their backsides . My friend Rick Lundstroem ID all the medals and thinks the decoration belonged to a Prussian Oberst . The man was dead by 1897 , since he did not have the 1897 Centenary Medal of Kaiser Wihelm I . If anyone has the fitting RANKLISTE ,please see if you can ID the man for me ! Per Rick ,the Hohenzollern Medals would stand out ! Thanks for your help , Bernd .

...and start of backsides .

...and center section of backsides .

...and end of backsides .

...and a close-up of the front of the Belgian Decoration -- just beautiful !

...and it's backside . Hope you like this piece of history ! Bernd .

Bernd,

That has to be one of the nicest medal-chains
I've ever seen. A great history lesson in miniature.

First rate photos too!

Best regards!

Bill

Bernd, sorry to have interrupted your pictures , very nice images I agree!
I wonder if it would be possible to have the Zaehringen Lion repaired?

--dj--Joe

Ja< the little green glass pieces must have fallen out at some time back ! But since the rest is still so nice , this is very minor ! I rather like to find out who wore this chain ???? Bernd .