Before 1918 Germany was a country split up into several small states. These states with their sovereigns, dukes, princes and kings were awarding orders and medals for special occasions. The following are some examples of these orders.
 

Continue reading about further interesting information on orders and medals:

The listing of all German orders and medals

 

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About identifying fakes:

 

	Electroplating
	Cast Fakes
	The Prussian Order of the Crown

 

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About Maker and general punch marks:

 

Hallmarks & Maker's marks

 

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About Imperial German Orders:

 

	The Anhalt House Order of Albrecht the Bear with Crown
	The Princely House order of Ernestine
	Order Decoration for Foreigners
	The secret of the letter "E"
	Home Front War Merit
	Swords to the Orders and Medals of Saxe-Weimar during the First World War
	One of Lippe's rarest orders
	Tinsel Stars
	The Hanoverian order of St. Georg
	A rare Brunswick order
	Swords under the Cross
	von Linsingen
	Ludwigs Order Knight Crosses
	The Grand Cross with Crown of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous
	The commander breast star with golden rays of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous
	The Star of Brabant, Hess-Darmstadt
	The "Kapitel"-decorations of the Oldenburg House Order
	The Saxon Military St. Henry Order
	The award documents for the Order of Albert - Kingdom of Saxony
	The Smaller- or Honor Cross of the Saxony Order of Albert
	The Order of Albert - 1.Model
	The Saxon Albert Order with Swords on Ring
	Manufacturers of the Albert Order
	Saxe Meiningen: Life Savings Medal
	Typology of the Pour le Mérite
	The Godet made Pour le Mérite
	General Lieutenant Baron Franz Carl Friedrich Ernst von Klüx July 16, 1776 - July 9, 1858
	Pour le Mérite with oak leaf awarded to General von Quast
	Prussian made Oak Leafs for the Red Eagle Order and Pour le Mérite
	The Prussian Military Merit Cross
	The Prussian Military Honor Medal 1st class
	Hossauer
	Eagle Design
	Typology of the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class
	The Red Eagle Order with crown and swords
	The Red Eagle Order - the third class with bow and swords
	The Red Eagle Order for Non-Christians
	The last model of the Crown-Order-Medal
	Silver gilt
	The Eagle of the Knights
	The Prussian Court Hunting Badge
	The Civil Order of the Bavarian Crown
	The Bavarian Medal for Bravery
	Imperial German Flight Badges

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 About III. Reich topics:

	The Typology of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939
	The German Eagle Order

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About International Orders:

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About Imperial German Orders:

 

	The Military Long Service Medals - Kingdom of Saxony (written in German language)
	The Prussian Red Eagle Order medal (written in German language)
	The Prussian Crown Order medal (written in German language)
	Awarding the Colonial Commemorative Medal to the Imperial Navy
	Cameroon 1884
	Cameroon 1891
	Cameroon1893
	German-East-Africa 1888/89
	German-East-Africa 1905-07 (in German language)
	Silver Hallmarks of Imperial German Flight Badges
	An Interesting Pair of Awards to a Napoleonic -era Württemberg Officer
	A Most Unusual Early Grand Duchy of Baden Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order Knight’s Cross
	Reflections on the 1870 Iron Cross With special consideration to the Second Class
	The Awards of Saxon Gold Military St.Henry Medal Recipient Vizefeldwebel Jakob Krems