Re: [Cz-L] Medallion

I don't know about the fine eagle points but in all photos of Ferdinand I
 king he wears the same cross and looks like the guy on the medallion. And
let us not forget his origins that might explain any symbol on it,
especially in ante WWI period.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Benjamin Grilj <b.grilj_at_perspectiveast.com=
>
wrote:

> Dear Hardy,
>
> I don=C2=B4t where from it is, but I don=C2=B4t know if it=C2=B4s Romania=
n:
>
> Most of the Romanian medals -I know- have a mural crown and not such a
> pronounced.
> Normally they have banner (nihil sine deo) underneath and not a band.
> The Romanian eagle is comparable to the german: massive and not very
> detailed. The one on the medal reminds me on the tirolean, or some region=
al
> german...
> The Romanian eagle has an emblem on his chest, but not another eagle with
> coat of arms
>
> If you have a look at the backside, I would say it=C2=B4s german, because=
 the
> only blue flower in heraldic use I know is the bluebottle. And this is on=
e
> of the signs of the liberal (pro-democratic) Germans before WW I - the gu=
y
> is wearing an Iron Cross around his neck - which is also a sign for germa=
n
> -prussian- forces, because most of the other armies use(d) pin ons.
> But the individualization is a refutation against this claim...
>
> Could it possibly be Transylvanian? The eagle would look that way... And
> it would also explain different heraldic traditions
>
> Best, Benjamin
>
>
> Am 07.10.2014 um 16:45 schrieb Hardy Breier <hardy3_at_bezeqint.net>:
>
> > The only answer I got is King Ferdinand of Rumania the second
> > Hohenzollern king, nephew of childless Carol the first.
> >
> > Hardy
>
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