Megan

Thanks, but I'm waiting for full size ones.

Good to get an idea of what they will look like, though!

More likely to make the beast applicable to general population, Red Cross, emergency services, NHS, and military... so whoever gets involved in a given situation, they are represented on the ribbon.

Almost... George VI 1936-1952, but in 1947 the inscription was changed to remove IND:IMP: as India gained independence.

Then Elizabeth II 1952-2022, but there was a minor tweak in inscription early on.

Thank you. Now to sit back and await images of these medals to go on my website

Fascinatic. Source?

Interesting. I'd heard that some people were campaigning for an award for police officers killed in the line of duty, akin to the Elizabeth Cross for armed forces personnel who die in the line of duty - but one for being injured is unprecedented in the UK.

It's something we don't do, unlike many nations wo have them for at least the armed forces (e.g. USA Purple Heart) or both armed forces & police (e.g., Austria who issue a separare but similar medal to the 2 categories).

Do you think it's a good idea? And should it be extended to all emergency services?

On the Canadian Government (Department of National Defence) medal pages, only SIX reverses are depicted. Maybe it is left up to the provinces to decide whether or not to award the beast at all.

There's also an interesting anomaly that it does not sit in the order of precedence after the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal but is stuck at the end after other proviincial awards.

Ribbon's nicer - more fitting to the sequence of the Queen's other jubilee medals - than the UK Platinum Jubilee Medal, though.

Fascinating, that's a new one for me...

Yes, it goes between the Korea Medal and the General Service Medal 1962.

Very nice, Michael!

Magic! Thank you for sharing, Antonio.

Fascinating, Emmanuel.

You say that the male head was used 1973-1976, but after 1976 it appears that they reverted to the female head. Do you agree?

More great pieces!

Greg, might I use the images of your Ernst Schiller medals, please?

I was thinking that watching the news this morning.

This is one medal I don't want to see awarded, because of the tragedies that the service for which it is to be awarded deal with.... yet these disasters will occur, and we will rally around to support those in need.

Sadly, as UK firefighters have been sent to help with search & rescue in Morocco in respect of their recent earthquake, will we soon be seeing the first awards of this medal?

Very nice: Medal of Merit of the Organs of the Ministry of the Interior (Verdienstmedaille der Organe des Ministeriums des Innern), Class 1 and Class 2. Instituted on 15 June 1966 and awarded in 3 classes for exemplary service in the Ministry of the Interior.

Very nice.

Civil Defence Medal of Merit (Verdienstmedaille der Zivilverteidigung der DDR), Class 3.

Medal of Merit of the Fighting Groups of the Working Class (Verdienstmedaille der Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse) Class 1.

Fascinating images, thank you for sharing, Emmanuel,

I've not seen an official one yet, Assorted unofficial bits and bobs on dodgy Russian sales sites, though,

It's interesting. The 2014 one for the annexation of the Crimea emerged almost before they'd set foot there (well, about 3 weeks later afterwards).

Agsin, some lovely pieces. Thank you for showing them to us,

Impressive! Keep up the good work.

Welcome back.

Some delightful pieces there, thank you for sharing.

Very nice -  30 Years and 10 Years service in the Militarised Organisations of the Ministry of the Interior, and one for 25 years in the Fighting Groups of the Working Class.

Thank you most kindly!

It interests me, so thank you!