I showed this medal somewhere else in a thread as well already but after a comment I got today I decided to create an own thread for this one.

Myself I bought this believing it to be an original early 5-sided suspension, mid-war War Merit medal with wartime replaced suspension and ribbon. I am fairly comfortable with my knowledge but everybody makes mistakes and so have I recently with one of these. Therefor I ask your opinions on this one, because the comment I got today was that this is a fake medal with original suspension and ribbon. In my view the medal is just polished and the letters are repainted red (which happened a lot so not a big deal to me).

I am looking forward to your opinions and feedback! Thanks a lot in advance!

All the best,
marcel