Megan

Nice to see the Canadian version, thank you Darrell. Rather to my surprise I was contacted by someone in the RCMP, who wanted my advice on how the medal ought to be distributed amongst police officers! I explained how the British police were handling the matter, and looked at various options given that a limited number were to be available, but never did hear what their final decision was.

Thank you, Taras - already found that & their pictures of the current Prince Pribina Cross are nowhere as good as the ones you displayed! But I shall try talking to them anyway...

Thank you Taras... er, may I be so bold as to ask if I might have permission to use your pictures on my website? (With appropriate acknowledgement of course)

You mean the 1940 Order? Sorry, I don't have any pictures of that at all :-(

Antonio - you are not making sense. Could you ask in Spanish, please, then I'll translate & see what you are asking...

The Lesser Cross, reverse: (Pictures courtesy Yuri Yashnev and Morton & Eden.)

The Lesser Cross, obverse:

Greater Cross star:

Императорский Орден Св. Екатерины Instituted: 24 November 1714 by Peter the Great. Awarded: To ladies, in 2 clsses - the Greater and the Lesser Cross. Here is the Greater Cross sash & badge:

Order of Labour with Silver Wreath (3rd Class): (Picture sources: the San Giorgio Aste 'Red Sale' catalogue and Ed Haynes)

Order of Labour with Gold Wreath (2nd Class):

Orden rada Instituted: 1 May 1945. Discontinued: 1991. Awarded: For outstanding contributions to the economy, production and building communism in 3 classes. Order of Labour with Red Banner (1st Class):

Order of Military Merit with Silver Sword (3rd Class): (More goodies from the San Giorgio Aste 'Red Sale' catalogue.)

Order of Military Merit with Gold Sword (2nd Class):

Orden za Vojne Zasluge Instituted: 29 December 1951. Renamed Order of Defence and Security in 1998. Awarded: To senior military and also civilians, both Yugoslav and foreign, for military merit in 3 classes. Order of Military Merit with Grand Star (1st Class):

3rd Class or Order of the People's Army with Silver Star: (These images all from the glorious 'Red Sale' catalogue of San Giorgio Aste - Thanks!)

2nd Class or Order of the People's Army with Gold Star:

Orden narodne armije Instituted: 1 January 1952. Discontinued: 1991. Awarded: For services to the Armed Forces, and for successful peacetime command, in 3 classes. 1st Class or Order of the People's Army with Laurel Wreath:

Reverse: These badges - images courtesy of the eMedals catalogue - are both of the 2nd type, Yugoslavian rather than Russian manufacture.

Second Class, or Order of Brotherhood and Unity with Silver Wreath:

Reverse:

Orden Bratstva i Jedinstva Instituted: 15 August 1943. Discontinued: 1991. Awarded: For the creation and promotion of brotherhood and unity at a time when Yugoslavia was occupied by German forces and resistance was divided by politics, nationality and other factors, in 2 Classes. The first class is called the Order of Brotherhood and Unity with Gold Wreath, obverse:

Sleep well, Greg. FIVE Masters???? That is worse than my dearly beloved's four Chartered Memberships (Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist, Chartered Mathematician and Chartered IT Professional if you must know!). Health as good as it will get, but I've just been made redundant and a 50+ disabled person is going to have a struggle on her hands... I will look out the best NZ QSO picture that I have for you, but as it came from the NZ government it may be no better than what's on their site.

Greg - if you are still in need of pictures of New Zealand ODM for your book, please get in touch. Both Philip O'Shea (the NZ Herald) and the Director of the New Zealand Honours Secretariat have been very helpful in providing pictures for my website.

Reverse: (Picture credits for this thread: eMedals and San Giorgio Aste - thank you most kindly!)