Megan

Bronze Medal: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Anerkennungsmedaille Erbauer Berlins This came in Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals; and appears to have been awarded for helping to build (or was that repair?) Berlin. I haven't found dates or more details yet... Silver Medal:

I was reading a very self-congratulatory piece about Zimbabwe's 25th anniversary http://www.africasia.com/uploads/zimbabwe.pdf in which 3 Orders were mentioned as having been given out during the celebrations: - The senior order is the Order of the Star of Zimbabwe, which is (or was) apparently awarded for superlative achievements and performance in various fields – social, cultural, economic or public service. The second is the Order of the Great Zimbabwe, which was named after the Great Zimbabwe monument, the sublime architectural complex which stands today, near the south-central city of Masvingo, as the outcrop of the vibrant pre-colonial African civilisation that, at its height, developed trade and cultural ties with territories as far afield as India, Indonesia and China. The award is given to gallant sons and daughters whose legacy of selfless service to the liberation, survival and development of Zimbabwe is both immortal and indelible. The third is the Royal Order of Munhumutapa, which was named after King Munhumutapa, the founding father of the greatest empire that existed south of the Kasambabezi River (called Zambezi by the Europeans) during the pre-colonial era. Munhumutapa was renowned for being a great architect, strategist and a unifying force in the confederacy. The origins of Zimbabwe as a nation state, its pan-African perspective and deep ancestry of relations with the countries now constituting the SADC, can be traced back to the Munhumutapa Empire. Anyone heard of - or better yet, seen - these?

Medaille für Treue Dienste in der Zollverwaltung der DDR Instituted 12 May 1967 and awarded for 30, 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5 years' service in Customs. Medal for 30 Years: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Ehrenmedaille 20 Jahre DDR Instituted 1969 and awarded to meritorious (or at least, high-ranking!) members of the SED to mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the state. [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Juan Zaratiegui sent these pictures, having been awarded the Grand Officer himself! Also of interest: LA GACETA: DIARIO OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS with some information about this order.

Grand Officer: Star [Picture credit: Juan Zaratiegui]

Grand officer: badge [Picture credit: Juan Zaratiegui]

You may well be correct. There certainly seem to have been 2 batches of numbers issued, see: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medaille_f%C3%BCr_treue_Dienste_in_der_Kasernierten_Volkspolizei

Medaille für treue Dienste in der Kasernierten Volkspolizei Instituted 28 April 1954, and awarded for at least five years honest, conscientous and faithful service prior to the formation of the National People's Army. [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Thank you most kindly for that, Ehrentitle. Please may I have your name so I can credit you with feeding me information? (And, if you are feeling really kind, would you permit me to use your image of the 1st type on my site?)

Thank you for this... er, is there any chance you'd permit me to use your Type 1 image when I update that page in light of your information? If so, may I have your real name for the acknowledgements.

Reverse: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Medaille für ausgezeichnete Leistungen in der Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse Instituted: 1965. Obverse:

Type 3: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Verdienstmedaille der DDR Instituted: 1959. Type 1:

Medaille für vorbildlichen Grenzdienst [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

As Liverpool Medals have been good enough to give me the run of their catalogue for my site, I always let them know correct identifications if I spot errors. Changes do not always get made, though :(

Magnifique, Emmanuel - thank you for sharing!

Lovely pictures and even better information - thank you for sharing, Emmanuel (she says, scampering to update that section of the website!). Alas I only have pictures of the Order of the Lion and the Order of Merit. Ed Emering's site has some Senegal medals, though.

Medaille für ausgezeichnete Leistungen in der bewaffneten Organen des Ministeriums des Innern Instituted: 1959. [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Bronze Medal: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]

Silver Medal:

Verdienstmedaille der Organe des Ministeriums des Innern Instituted in 1966 and awarded for exemplary service in the Ministry of the Interior in 3 classes (Gold, Silver or Bronze). This is the Gold Medal:

Ehrenmedaille zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR Instituted: 1988. This is the civilian version: [Picture credit: Greg Collins]