peron

-Thanks...I think I am going to keep the original ribbon...

Here is another of my Victory medal (uniface) with original ribbon...

Thanks !!!

Here is my English V.M. Where could I find informations about the private to wom it was given???Is there any database on the net for consulting? 64233 PTE. S. E. BENNETT. WELSH. R.

It is triangle shaped yellow metal (copper brass?) stiched to the ribbon, I've never seen this kind of mouting also...

One of my latest aquisition...and with a unique(?) attachement to the medal ribbon...

Here is my "coronation" souvenir medal

Correct... I really need to buy a good digital camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!to do these kind of close ups!!!

Large writting BRON(?)E

Hi everyone... This is another recent aquisition...any coments about the type ? Thanks Peron

Hi Lambert At plain eye and without a magnifying glass it seems to be a triangle and the word BRON(?)E... Best regards Peron

Here is mine Belgian VM

Hi Bill No it doesn't have de C.Charles signature...but as great detail on the engraving...if it is a copy/replica is a good one!!! What are the cast signs that I may look for on this kind of medal? Thx P.

Hi everyone Would like your coments on this Cuba VM: Could this be an unoficial type? or an early replica replacement? made localy on Cuba...it reminds me the portuguese VM made by the Buttuller house on copper... It looks old with some age patina but has no makers marks visible... Any clues???

Great...thanks!!!!Obrigado pela sua ajuda...gostaria de saber efectivamente quem seria este soldado... Um abraço P.

Sorry...Desculpem!!!!Forgot to put that information... awarded to Kondr dr. J.L. Pretorious, Z.A.D.K. (Zuid Afrikaansche Dieu Korps)...

Here is mine (Type 1)

Hi everyone... _Need a little help to identify the maker & type of this French VC that I just bougth...the marking seems like an A or a Triangule and the letters BR...l? Thanks

Here is my medal (recent buy)...

Here is my 2 french VM (recent buys)... The C.Charles version... The Morlon version...

Here is another variant for the ambulances on the WW I

Hi You can see here the agricultur one of 1893 http://www.acd-faleristica.com/faleristica/ordens/ordens-do-merito-civil Best regards

Let me at this moment pay my tribute to al those brave portuguese soldiers that toke participation on this conflict by introducing to you all this great site with some great pictures of some portuguese fotographers of that time of the preparation, departure, in the field, and armistic of the portuguese trops... http://historia-dos-tempos.blogspot.pt/2009/05/fotografias-portugal-na-grande-guerra.html

I do not know much about it...only that teory that I mencioned before...but it makes sense...if you see the above set of medals that I have posted of an Alferes de Infantaria that was on the CEP in France at that time...it has that VM with star, and there is also a medal of distintc services with the letter C buckle...I discover in a magasin of the Time "Ilustração Portugueza" there is a litlle article about my alferes telling that He was responsable of repeling an attack of the enemy in battle...I believe that was the reason for the atribute of that other medal DS buckle letter C....

I do not know much about it...only that teory that I mencioned before...but it makes sense...if you see the above set of medals that I have posted of an Alferes de Infantaria that was on the CEP in France at that time...it has that VM with star, and there is also a medal of distintc services with the letter C buckle...I discover in a magasin of the Time "Ilustração Portugueza" there is a litlle article about my alferes telling that He was responsable of repeling an attack of the enemy in battle...I believe that was the reason for the atribute of that other medal DS buckle letter C....