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Medal "Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War", with four bars

Also known as: Medalia „Crucea comemorativă a războiului 1916-1918”, cu patru barete

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Medal "Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War", with four bars is held by King Ferdinand I National Military Museum. Museum description: obverse: The medal is in the form of a Byzantine cross made of iron, with the surface of the cross arms hatched, and their ends rhomboidal; obverse: the edges of the cross arms are bordered with golden metal.

In the center of the cross is a golden ring, inside of which is stamped the cipher of King Ferdinand I, crowned, in relief, made of the same golden, bronzed metal. At the top of the cross is a metal ring, through which the ribbon is attached, which in the case of this piece has four rectangular metal bars affixed, on which the battles in which the recipient participated are stamped.; reverse: The reverse is similar to the obverse, with the specification that inside the central medallion the years "1916" and "1918" are stamped, in golden, bronzed metal, arranged one below the other.; shape: cross; reverse legend: 1916 / 1918; edge: smooth; remarks: Commemorative medal The museum record gives measurements the cross has a height of 40 mm. and a width of 40 mm.; the width of the ribbon is 35 mm.; mass: 15.09 g (including the ribbon); thickness: 2 mm.

These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
metal; casting; brass; stamping
Dimensions
crucea are o înălțime de 40 mm. și o lățime de 40 mm.; lățimea panglicii este 35 mm,; masa: 15,09 g (inclusiv panglica); grosime: 2 mm

Identification

Europeana id
/2048047/Clasate_d573ff7cf64f400284c1a52f82b52d75
Museum object name
Medalia „Crucea comemorativă a războiului 1916-1918”, cu patru barete
Holding institution
King Ferdinand I National Military Museum

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