JimZ

And a close up.... A bit fuzzy though!!!

Yes, we probably all know who this medal bar belongs to. But I am curious to know what these medals may represent...other than an over inflated ego!! ......anyone pls?

Tsarenko, I am personally honoured to know that there are people like you who go way beyond their civic duties to assist others. You are a shining example to your generation. Your act of selfless courage fills me with admiration. Jim :cheers:

Hi Dan, There have been no attempts to answer this question since it was placed 4 days ago. Please try to drop a hint a day to encourage some response. With holidays, the quiz may be slightly slower at this time of the year..... Jim :cheers:

Well done Hauptmann! Congratulations!! 12 points - JimZ 10 points - Harvey 8 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 1 point - Christophe Hauptmann, its your turn to set the next challenge that is to be question 37. Jim

Duh!!! My lovely soviet medals kept me thinking Kiev!!! Did not even think to work out the Math!!! And again :banger: :banger: But lets wait for Harvey to confirm. Jim :cheers:

HA!! No worries Harvey. I'm not sure I know the reply to this one - or if I do, the correct reply is not yet speaking to me I'll try to hunt a bit tomorrow. Although someone might get it by then..... You must admit though that the above statue really fitted the clues to a T!...except for the year of course!!! Jim :cheers:

I will rephrase "funny way" of doing things with "interesting way" instead. Although with collectors, I guess there's always fewer of these medals around. Thanks for the info Mike. Jim :cheers:

My guess is the Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and Lybid monument in Kiev unveiled for the 1500 year anniversary of the city in 1982. Lybid's outstretched arms are ready to greet friends.....but Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv are ready to repel enemies. There is also the Mother Motherland statue but she hardly fits the clues you gave....erected in 1981...just one year before the anniversary and built as part of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War...... But over half a century from now means that the monument was erected in 1962.....and the 1500 anniversary of Kiev was in 1982.... If my answer is correct (and your hint off by 20 years) do know that you made me panic as twenty years of my life flew past with just one of your posts. Of course there is always the possibility that the above is not the answer you were looking for..... Jim :cheers:

Well done Harvey - 12 points - JimZ 10 points - Harvey 7 points - Hauptmann 3 points - Valter 2 point - kapten_windu 1 point - Gunner 1 1 point - Christophe Your turn to set question 36 (its ok if you cannot revert back on replies straight away but if you can follow up, it keeps things going) Jim

I guess the real value of those puttee lies in that label no???

Question 35 Tall and watchful I smiled down at all and one. I am gone but I left my boots behind me!!! Who was I? Where are my boots? What is the story behing me? (In brief and in your own words - not just a link pls!!) Good luck and enjoy.... Jim :cheers:

Last chance for any "Soviet Quiz Newbie" to honour us with a question. Otherwise, I'll set one myself tomorrow. Jim :cheers:

At that price I expected it to be an earlier cross than a 1914 EK1!!! Is the world going crazy or what??

So do you mean that you're awarded a certificate to an order without the order itself, being left to your own devices to try to find the order, which I take is not that easily available..... Funny way of doing things :)

Super Lilo. Yes, I had also downloaded the pics from that forum few months ago when looking up some info but I could not come across it again. Now I saved its URL!! Thanks:cheers: Will go through the threads to read up on the "Croce". Thanks for the info. Jim :cheers:

Hi Lilo, Thanks for your clarification. You are right and I stand corrected :-) I also checked the wiki page with the Italian ribbon chart and what you say is actually quite clearly shown there: Ref: http://it.wikipedia....icenze_italiane The development of this Cross is a tricky one to changed several times over the years. I realised that I also failed to include the following picture which shows the croce al valore militare with "Croce al Valore Militare" rather than "Al Valore Militare". I understand this to be a less common variant of the 1941-1943 cross. Lilo - do you have more info about this variant? Regards, Jim :cheers:

Kind of missed this thread!!! Dan, have you thought of scanningf the document and then enhancing it digitally. By scanning it in a high resolution, you may then be enable to darken the type written text through the use of the software..... Just an idea! Of course you may have to open the frame so as to scan the document on a flat scanner for the highest detail possible. Regards, Jim :cheers:

Tjnier, One question before I pack it in for the day - What colour is the ribbon (Lucasz already asked) and why do I have a strong feeling of deja vu!! - Was this acquired from an online auction site? Regards, Jim :cheers:

Unfortunately, it is very easy to substitute ribbons or pin a gladio on a common "merito di guerro" to change it into an "al valor militare" award. What would add value to an award is the certificate that might sometimes accompany the award, although again, one can never know if its an authentic pair or if the cross was "put together". Regards, Jim :cheers:

And finally the Italian Republic version.....

1943-1947 cross with blue ribbon

This would be the al valore militare 1941 - 43

AH found them... This is the merito di guerro with gladio issued as a valour award

I had come across some pics online that illustrate some of the above changes but cannot find them right now. I will try to look them up and post them tomorrow. Regards, Jim