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Thank you for this information which is much appreciated 

Can anyone assist with identifying the following : silver 28mm medal

Obv: bust of Frederick

ReVv:  engraved with intertwined initials "NB" over date " 21 Nov.1891 " 

No photo available 

Thanks for the references, 

After reading them I am unsure as to whether non-Europeans / Africans in the Schutztruppen were awarded the  1914 Iron Cross  and the later 1914-8 War Honour Cross . Can anyone enlighten me ?

Still of interest would be details of any awards originating in the colonies themselves 

Would anyone have any information on this wearable struck gilt medal ?  I did not find anything on a Google search 

I have a bronze table medal issued by the Ministerre de la Guerre which is inscribed " Soins Donnes Gratuitt de la Gendarmerie "

It is named to : M.Prive Medicin Charenton ( Seine ) 

Could anyone provide any information about this award. Are specimens known to French collectors ?

I have a bronze table medal 37mm by Bove. Obv.: bust of Gen Dufour C-i-C Swiss Army

Rev : inscription in French : The People of Switzerland to the Federal Army N ov.1847 .

I have been advised that this was for the defeat of the Sonderbund

Can anyone provide any more information about this medal? Was it given to all in the Army or just part ? How many might have been issued ?

I have seen total issue figures to circa 1990 but no breakdown of them into recipient categories 

I do not have the technology or expertise to post a picture.

The reverse is the type with an E instead of A in gErningar and has the recipient details in struck raised letters 

I also have a later gArningar type to a British Naval recipient

Thank you for the references and information

I have an example in silver , Oscar Ii issue , awarded to a Swedish Dragoon / Mounted Infantryman in 1900

I would be interested to know if anyone has ever analyzed numbers of recipients of this scarce medal between military and nonmilitary 

I have an example in bronze with Malay script.

According to numbers awarded , this is a rare medal

I would be interested to know whether actual numbers of medals struck approximate to the numbers awarded or whether there might have been additional manufacture for stocks or for sale on the collectors market .

Also ,has this medal been faked ? 

Can anyone advise please 

I have a small but far from complete ( I am still looking to fill gaps ) collection of medals to International Brigaders in the Spanish Civil War.

I would be interested to know whether any or many others on this forum have an interest in this area of collecting and / or awards of the Republican ( non- Franco ) side ( something also of interest to me although so far zero acquisitions ) 

I have two different design Certificates of Award of the Order of the Red Banner .

One dated 19 Dec 1920 ( signed by Levandovsky , Commander 9th Army ) to a Pilot, 35th Air Recon.Unit 

The other dated 18 March 1921 (  signed by E.Sklyansky , Deputy Chairman Rev.Mil.Council ) to an Armoured Car Driver , 53rd Turkistan Armoured Automobile Detachment 

I would be intersted to know whether these ORB certficates , in their various types , have been subject to study and publication  and also whether there is much collector interest in them as opposed to the badges themselves

I would imagine that they are scarcer than the badges , Can anyone confirm this?

Both certificates are numbered , the earlier in the 11 to 12 thousand rage and the later in the 4 to 5 thousand range .

Would these certificate numbers tie up with badge numbers ?

I have an example of this medal , issue of Napoleon III by Barre , 27mm in Silver named to " Ollier claude 1863 " .

I cannot determine from the naming whether or not this was a military recipient.

Would citation and / or gazetting details be findable anywhere?

Unfortunately I do not speak French ( my school only offered Latin ) and would thus struggle with sources in French 

I have a bronze and enamel convex circular 34mm lapel badge with the inscription in the title above around the circumference and two shields enclosed by  the inscription 

The reverse is plain with buttonhole suspension device and maker's name " Joh.Schwerdtner Wien " 

It is the only specimen I have ever seen 

Would anyone know anything about this badge and the issuing organization which I presume to have been a relief organization operating in the Transvaal ( Z.A. ) Republic in the period before the British occupation of Johannesburg in 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War 

I was interested to see the numbers issued for GV undated badges. Some of these were awarded to to those whose titles were granted before 1911 and were still alive in 1911 .

I have one ( bought in a lot of three Gv Khan Sahib badges  , the other two of which are now duplicates for   disposal ) which was for a pre 1911 title grant to the Subadar Major of the Kurrum Militia. This was not apparent from the badge itself which only has the recipient name but no rank 

I was also interested to note that fewer awards were made to Muslims than to Hindus

What the table does not show is how many ( probably not that many ) of the top two tiers were direct first time awards and not upwards promotions from a lower tier .I have one to a Khan Badahur who probably received the direct award because of considerations of status

It would be interesting to know what proportion of the total awards were to Military recipients .

Possibly some of these may have received the ITB where they were not deemed eligible for the OBI

Thank you Rusty for posting these images. Much appreciated 

The Roots medal ( a nice genuinely awarded example as far as i am concerned ) is actually die 3 reverse and not die 1 as per the catalogue description .The die numbering , as per a  previous researcher's article, is arbitrary and does not denote any actual order of usage as far as I am aware 

I have to date images of the following , so images of , or references to , any others would be much appreciated ;

NAMED: Arendt, Cornelis , Dicks , Faroe, Ferara , Green ( rev.only , still need obv. ) , Keiberg, McKain, Roots

UNNAMED: as above, as posted by JL on BMF, as per DNW Archive , as held by Iziko, on Bid or Buy 9/2019

Besides the piece of the medal, images of the suspension are needed 

Thank you Alexander for the information . Is there a published source ?

My specimen is the same as the photo above ( the ribboned 6 ray silver only  medal ) .The reverse is plain

Apparently the Tancred book includes this medal on page 302

No information has come in on this forum .Request repeated 

Is there any finality on how many were on the trip and how many were actually awarded the Jerusalem Cross?

Did the crews on the ships qualify or did a recipient have to journey on land to Jerusalem ?

And have to be part of a specified official retinue ?

Numis 

Correct picture

Thanks for illustrating and providing info

Any ideas as to how large the recipient force might have been ?

No definitive literature on this award yet located 

Thank you for the explanation Uwe

Thank you

I know of two extant : I have one and a  collector in Europe with whom I was in contact said that he had one

Thank you.The medal illustrated is the one I posted.

However , is the sale catalogue identification correct as far as it goes ?

The actual issuer is still to be identified 

Thank you for posting the table

Small silver medal 24mm diameter with integral single ring suspension at 12 o'clock

Obverse : a Trophy of Arms with foliage behind and ' EINING UND TREU " around upper circumference

Reverse : a wreath surrounding a blank centre . " 800" silver mark

No photo available as I do not have the equipment .Apologies for this