Marcon1

Kingdom of Swaziland (Eswatini) 40 Years of Independence medal (1968 - 2008) + Box.

Hi Megan, What about the medals of Bahawalpur ? Another section not yet started - better get a move on 😁 So many medals, so much more to do.... Regards, Marcon1.

Hi Archie, medals.org.uk Things might confuse you a bit as she has everything under the heading South Africa. Would be better if she listed the homelands under their own names. Regards, Marco.

Hiya, I've corrected the listing + ribbon colours. The light blue ones were from the listing from Arthur Radburn. Megan tearing her hairs out, I'm getting a headache - hopefully everything is correct now. Regards, Marcon1.

Hi Megan, Ribbons Transkei Police medals. TP Faithful Service Medal (35 Years) (1985-94) For 35 years service. Insignia: A circular gold medal displaying the Transkei coat of arms (obverse), and the head of the Transkei parliamentary mace with "Yenkonzo Ethobekileyo - Vir Troue Diens - For Faithful Service" (reverse). TP Medal for Faithful Service: Silver (1976-85) For 30 years service. Insignia: Same as the 35-year medal but in silver. TP Faithful Service Medal (30 years) (1985-94) For 30 years service. Insignia: A circular silver-gilt medal displaying the Transkei coat of arms (obverse) and the head of the Transkei parliamentary mace with appropriate wording (reverse). Same as the 35-year medal. TP Faithful Service Medal (20 years) (1985-94) For 20 years service. Insignia: Same as the 35-year medal. but in silver. TP Medal for Faithful Service: Bronze (1976-85) For 18 years service. Insignia: Similar to the 1976-85 medal for 30 years service, but in bronze. TP Faithful Service Medal (10 years) (1985-94) For 10 years service. Insignia: A circular bronze medal displaying the Transkei coat of arms (obverse) and the head of the Transkei parliamentary mace with appropriate wording (reverse). Same as the 18-year medal. Kind regards, Marcon1.

Hiya, KwaZulu Department of Prisons Establishment Medal (1990) Issued to founder members of the service. Insignia: A circular silver medal displaying the KZCS badge (obverse). Regards, Marcon1.

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Hiya, At long last I found the information I was seeking concerning Orange Free State President Steyn Medal 1902. So it was a Dutch issue and not a Orange Free State issue. Regards, Marcon1.

& Its worth noting that, due to this image👇, of an angel standing on a slave (allegedly, being a big no-no… combined with a new ‘woke’ King… it may not be around much longer. That is NOT a slave St. Michael is standing on but SATAN. Marcon1.

Hiya, This article by Michael O'Brien in the latest Medal News magazine might be of some interest. Please note lines 3-4 !! Regards, Marcon1.

Hi Archie, Thanks for the pictures + info (I had most of them, but didn't know what was what). You also showed me a medal I had no knowledge of, so again, thank you. But I'm missing one. Sabotage Campaign Medal — For veterans of MK's sabotage campaign which began in 1961. Any idea if it exist and how it looks like ?? Regards, Marcon1. PS: it's Hector Pieterson, not Peterson. ( a typo ?)

Hi Archie, A few observations about your unknown mystery medals. Note the hallmark !! According to a listing of South African hallmarks the letter V indicates 1995 as the year it was struck. This is interesting as the NIS was disbanded in December 1994 and at the same time there medals became obsolete. This might also be the reason why they used the CoA of South Africa and NOT the NIS CoA . Could this be a one-off intended to be presented to a high ranking officer (former directer of NIS, a general ??). It looks from the picture that something (a name perhaps) has been covered up. That name might give a clue as to what and why. Also, if it still exists, maybe the South African Mint might have some records about this medal. There is a lot more to this medal than on first sight. As to your other unknown mystery medal, pity we can not see the reverse. Since the front looks the same as the other unknown one it might also be a later minting. But I also have in my listing this medal.. NIS Civil Medal (1990-1994) For "above-average acts of merit" (sic) by "civilians", which benefited the NIS. It does not appear to have been awarded. Insignia: Same design as the NIS Civil Decoration, but in bronze. It looks almost identical (except for the longer thinner points) - could this be a different version of it? Both are in bronze and the ribbon might be a case of - we don't have the correct one, so we went for the next best thing- ribbon. What do you (and all the other readers) think ?? Regards, Marcon1.

Hi all, Better pictures of The National Intelligence Service Medal for Faithful Service, Silver. At least 2 known variations of the back. 925 below CoA. SILVER 925 below CoA. The National Intelligence Service Medal for Faithful Service, Bronze. Also exist with holed lion. Regards, Marcon1.

Hi Archie, Here is a better picture. Regards, Marcon1.

Hi Archie, Thanks for the information. One more question - who got the silver-gilt one and who got the bronze ?? - i.e. Officers (high ranking or otherwise) - NCO's and lower ranks ? Marcon1. or was it for - service of high quality which cannot be acknowledged fittingly in another manner (silver-gilt) and serving or rendering service to BDF (bronze).