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This might account for the difference: since the got the badge as a part of a UN lot I think it's may be a modern badge worn by the present day Jordanian army (as best as I recall the Jordanian army involved in allot of UN missions). I think that the badge on "Historama" is from the period in which the Arab Legion existed.

It's indeed look like the coat of arms of the Arab Legion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Legion

They are awarded since 1954 for combat wounds which left the soldier a permanent disability of at least 25%.

Israeli wound badge

Yes it's does look nicer... any idea why two kinds of medals were issues and what the difference between them?

Thanks for your replay, speedytop! my question about the 20 years medal was because the reverse is blank and I remember that I saw that on the reverse their should be some writing. is this another difference between the Medaille and the Ehrenmedaille?

Here are couple of new purchases, the 20 years to the founding of the DDR medal (or is it the badge?) and the NVA sport badge (in gold? or is it the usual color of all those badges?)

the back

I was offered what seem to be a civilian patriotic badge from WWI, could anyone give me the value of this badge?

ISRAELI COMMUNIST PARTY:

Seen recently on E-Bay, not a military item but interesting enough.

Kevin in Deva.

It's actually a badge of "Banki" (Hebrew initials that stand for "The Israeli Communist Youth Alliance") the youth movement of the Israeli Communist Party.

It's maybe just me but the front of the medal seem to need a bit of cleaning up.

new purchase

My latest purchase: Syrian campaign medal for the 1948 war with Israel

Here is my Verdienstmedaille der NVA in silver.

as you can see it's numbered on the back and marked 900 on the edge. since the medal number is quit low (00225) I think it's safe to assume it's an early produced medal. however I saw example of this medal where the "900" mark is stamped on the reverse side of the medal.

Could anyone ID this medal? all I know that it's related to the town of Roggenburg in the Ederswiler canton and it's probably was issued in 1959.

Not exactly a medal but nevertheless interesting. this is an original key chain from the period which the Aswan Dam was opened.It's depict the event.

Service in Israel Medal

The para badge actually look like it's Israeli, could you post a close up pic of it?

A couple of Israeli ribbon bars

Could anyone know who are those two Bundeswehr RK holders are?

Could someone provide a bigography for this RK holder?

Yes.

Try this sites:

http://rustyknight.topcities.com/DDR.htm

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/riley...med/medals.html

not much information, however if you search english and german wikipedia you find some articles about DDR awards.

Thanks!

Israeli medals for WW2 veterans:

Left - cased 60 years victory medal with certificate.

Middle - cased 55 years victory medal with ribbonbar and certificate.

Right - Disabled veteran association medal.