Megan

Grand Officer star

Grand Cross badge:

Instituted: 10 May 1929. Awarded: For meritorious service to the nation. Grades: 6 (Collar, Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight). The Collar:

Grand Officer star:

Grand Officer badge:

Thank you... I was coming to that conclusion myself, as I've now got a Grand Officer badge image which shows BOTH sides & I guess the Grand Cross would be the same. Good to have it confirmed.

Personally, I prefer not to editorialise... as there are many nation-states past and present whose politics I don't condone, but whose medallic history I will display. Like this community, political views have no place on my website. As I have a separate section for private-purchase comemmoratives, I think the likes of the dynastic orders listed by Mike Dwyer probably belong in a separate section as well. People are free to decide for themselves the validity of awards made outside of governments and sanctioned non-governmental organisations (e.g. the UN), but at least they'll be able to recognise them!

Grand Cross Star:

Grand Cross Badge:

Collar:

The picure at the top of Carol I's link suggests they will use insignia similar to the 1909-47 Kingdom of Romania order - although that apparently was in 4 grades (Collar, Grand Cross, Gand Officer and Commander), whereas if (a big if!) I read this aright there is to be a Knight grade in the revived dynastic order as well. As to non-governmental awards, I think they do need to be recorded if only to avoid confusion. Still brooding on how to present them on my website - whether as a sub-section of the nation of origin or as a completely separate area divided by whoever's handing them out. Any thoughts?

Awarded for military merit/services to Cuban and foreign officers - at least for the foreign ones, generally quite senior ones.

2nd Class

Obverse & reverse: Does anyone know when the medal was instituted?

As nobody's shown it yet, here's the reverse:

A delightful thread... Good to see the Tamgha-i-Jamhuria 1375 / Republic Medal, 1956... which has a lot to answer for! Picked one up for pocket money when I was about 13 but had no idea what it was. So I went round to the local museum to see if they had a medal expert who could tell me. They had no idea either, but reckoned that the date meant that it had 'something' to do with Pakistan becoming independent. And that set me on the trail of finding out about medals. Along the way I found out what it was, and gave up collecting 'things' in favour of information... and in the course of time once the Internet was invented, started my medals site.

Possibly the last chance to see Musharraf in uniform - the parade at which he handed over command of the army. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7116610.stm

Note that 15682 is your man's Regimental Number, i.e. his unique identifier, not the number of the regiment in which he served.

Having required the attention of the paramedics in the last week, it's certainly good to hear that they are to have meritorious service properly marked. Although I do not think that providing attention to politicians is noteworthy, unless it's a reward for gritting your teeth long enough to get the job done!

I have been hunting since you wrote to me, but no luck as yet :-( Won't stop hunting, though, I want a picture for my site anyway!!!!

He's a professional historian and researcher... Useful chap to know, if your interests coincide.