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This silver ring is marked 925 . You should expect a molded ring could be made out of one piece, this one has a seam . Maybe it is post war. Could it be related to the prisonners camp or so ?

benten

hi benten
goot morgen to you i can say this about you gosh you find the strangest looking rings i personily have never seen any thing like this one appears to be made after the war it could possibly be made for a pow after the war wish this ring could tell the story but i dont know what else to say wish i could help further have a great day andy militarynut

Hi Andy,

Yes it is often not clear what I've found on the fleamarket. In the meanwhile I have a box full of unknown pins, medals, badges , rings........ but can't find any info on internet about it . So this stuff sleeps for years in a box , waiting for an answer :)
Thank you for your reply.

benten

* very interesting Benten. I had collected Holocaust items for many years. A few times over the years I have seen 'barbed wire rings' similar to this,,but not exact. They were sometimes made by a survivors group or a firm then either sold at or given/awarded to survivors that attended the camp 'reunions' , meetings after the war.

- this could have been cast in the flat then rounded to make sizing easier. This is a very good quality ring,,I like it... A nice piece,, fine for a WW2 collection..

Gaspare, I think you are correct , the ring is made of a flat cast and then rounded .

little addition :
Here a WW1 barbed wire badge with Belgiun flag , Imo made for Belgium prissoners of war, who had been captured by the Germans in Belgium but often in Germany for labour. .
Date : the front shows no signs of WW1, Only on the backside there is a nice D?co style of that time.; here after WW1 .

Thank you for your reply .

benten

Neat piece Benten- looks like it was worn upon the lapel

Hi Mike,

The barbed wire on the ring and badge feels for real to me ; looks like it has been a part of the barbed wire of the camp.
Thanks for your reply.

benten

[A medal Belgium had for Holocaust survivors]


Benten,, I'm thinking it is for WW2 survivors of either a POW camp or Holocaust survivor.. Belgium was very proud / sympathetic of its Holocaust survivors..

Gaspare , you are correct, the little badge is for ww2 survivors.

Your medal is very nice , it has a fine barbed wire design .

........and indeed the Belgians are very pround on this part of their history . There are several large imposant war memorials .