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Thx P.S.: The 1st pic was a full group one just like the one bellow

Hi! The medal it's a Portuguese War Cross. There are different types of suspension. In this case the ribbon it's a little shorter and have a metal bar with spheres at the end (so it can't slide) that passes through the ribbon. The rifles (infantry) are made from metal. Best regards.

Hi! Thank you for the information. About this piece I only knew that it was made in May 1917 and that the flowers engraved are typical from the season. Best regards

Like I promise, here goes a set with details from the same photo. Hi have some more photos that I'll post later. Feel free to take a look at my collection at http://picasaweb.goo...yWWICollection# and to make any questions. Best regards!

Here is a photo of a Portuguese officers and soldiers group in Flanders. One of them have a war cross. I'll try to post a nice detail. Unfortunately I don't have any info about this pic I'll also add two more nice photos that are too big for my scanner ;)

In colour I only have this one: You can read: Portugal and Great Britain shake their old ally's hands" :)

Excellent collection! I only collect Portuguese items, but this one it's an exception (it's most probably not Portuguese since the expeditionary corps where near Neuve Chapelle) and my only trench art piece:

For me it's always a fake if does'nt make a bridge to the story envolving the item (medal or not) ;)

Yes, you need to be a member to access the "abstract" of the article. :)

About the VIC, all I know is that there are 2 official types and 2 unofficial. I believe that there is a later type in a shiny metal made for those who had someone in the family that fought in the WWI but no medal. But I'll ask a friend of mine about this matter. I knows allot more than me about the VIC. You can check the my collection page (http://picasaweb.google.pt/joaosilvapsi/MyCollection#). I have the 1st official model and latest one. No prob about adding to the thread. I enjoy to exchange knowledge :)

I believe that they are from different manufacturers. The same happened with the Victory Medal. Unfortunately, there are not much information about Portuguese medals and most of the information passes around in forums or throw a rare enthusiast (normally someone in the army, a museum curator or a collectionist).

Hi. There are some differences between the models. Take the 1916 War Cross for an example: there are 4 (I think) models with slight differences, normally in the thickness, the central figure and in the rim. Here you can see for yourself two 1916 war cross types (from my collection), and the one from the 1st pic.

Hi! 1st one its a wwi type 2nd a portuguese legion type 3rd colonial war type 4th another wwi type 5th type looks like a differente colonial war model, but I´m not sure. Best regards