Antonio Prieto

For Portuguese ODM a initial source can be

http://www.acd-faleristica.com/

And also the official webpage http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/

Orders and medals/Orders of the Republic of Croatia

http://www.osrh.hr/prikaz_en.asp?g]o@=472&Uvf]=4

http://www.mod.gov.rs/sadrzaj.php?id_sadrzaja=4394

A updated ribbon plate

http://coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/asia/bangladesh.gif

Any comment, notice for mistakes or new infos are very welcome

Hello

Please see

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/imagenes/croja/crp1917.jpg

The class are the same but the maker believe other. The badge is for the period 1917-1931, when the Second Republic n Spain changes the monarchic signs as the crowns

Please see more other ODM of the Spanish Red Cross at:

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/cruzroja.htm

His real name is Military Sash -banda militar- (or cord -cordón militar-) for commemorating the end of the spanish civil war

Sash (for chiefs and capitans). Constituted by a silk sash, of crimson color and of eight centimeters of width, of whose ends paths hang tassels with bangs of silk of equal color and of twelve centimeters of length. The union of both ends will be done spending the ribbon doubled by a golden ring that will take in his forehead the inscription 1936-1939. The length of the set will be such that the metallic ring stays approximately fifteen centimeters below the waist.

Is placed always from the right shoulder to the left side (for chiefs and captains).

Cord (for officers) His length and color are the same that those of the sash, and it finishes in made tassels of the same cord. The ring union of both ends takes the same inscription that the ring of the Band, and his dimensions adapted to the thickness of the ends of the cord. The diameter of this one is of a centimeter

In use between 1940-1989

Please see http://museoaviacionmilitarespaola.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/el-cordon-y-la-banda-militar.html

Hello

These not are a mini of the Military Merit medal is the Individual Military medal, the second highest spanish military decoration. Since the year 1938

Please see

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/mmi.htm

I dont known any spanish official medal at this shape. These not are any insignia of the Order of Miltary Medal

Perhaps any civilian insignia with a rare crown (not appears the spanish royal crown) and also the ribbon

A new category for this award are created, the Great Cross. Also are regulate the streamers for banners

More information at:

http://www.coleccion...allas/index.htm

http://www.coleccion.../texto/omgc.htm

and complete regulations of the gazette

http://www.boe.es/bo...-2012-11969.pdf

Best regards

For the military decorations

http://kariuomene.ka...ecorations.html

Hi all

Yes. For some countries or organizations is very hard to get official informations

You known this friendly forum?... (the competence)

http://www.forum-insignes-medailles.net/t22814-medaille-de-la-miceci

The official web

http://www.ecowas.int/

The medal for sale at:

http://www.ecsnaith....medal-copy.html

The rules of the Military Medal with images at the end of the file

http://www.defesa.gov.cv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131&Itemid=100&phpMyAdmin=digZAi3C2LAmmDu3lOihYcPdya5

Order of precedence in relation to other national and foreign decorations:

1. Amilcar Cabral Order

2. Order of the Dragon Tree;

3. "Jaime Mota" Medal of Military Merit;

4. Medal of the Honour Star of the Armed Forces;

5. Military Virtues Medal

6. Relevant Services Medal;

7. Vulcan Medal

8. Medal of Merit;

9 Good Gonduct Medal;

10 Volontary of the Armed Forces Medal

11 Foreign military medals, according to the rules,being given precedence by the alphabetical order of names in their respective countries or international organizations in English;

12 Other National Medals whose use by uniformed military, has been authorized by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces;

13 Other foreign orders and medals

The Military Medal modalities (2005)

a) Estrela de Honra das Forças Armadas / Medal of the Honour Star of the Armed Forces

b) Virtudes Militares / Military Virtues Medal

c) Serviços Relevantes / Relevant Services Medal

d) Comportamento Exemplar / Good Gonduct Medal

e) Medalhas Comemorativas (Medalha do Voluntário das Forças Armadas) / Commemorative Medals, at this time Volontary of the Armed Forces Medal.

All in three classes: 1st or gold, 2nd or silver and 3rd or copper

Please find attached the riibon sheet

Really the reverse is the monogram of the charlist King Carlos VII (C7)

This piece, have marks for jellewer or similar?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos,_Duke_of_Madrid

Thank you again for the new infos

A splendid rule of the "Medalhas de Segurança Pública at: http://www.jornal.gov.tl/public/docs/2011/serie_1/serie1_no22.pdf

In this ribbon plate the last images of all the medals knowns

Please see / Veuillez regarder

http://coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/libros.htm

And enjoy

This is a "Medal" but with some classes, acording the creation, not a Order

For reward the the support in charity and health for women of some nations in the Charlist Army in the third Charlist War (1872-1876)

Is not the same the Charlist "Medalla de la Caridad", Charity Medal, created the 9.10.1874 under the classes or types of:

- Gold Cross

- SIlver Cross

- Bronze Medal

More samples

http://coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/carlistas.htm

That the "Orden Civil de Beneficencia" Civil Order of Mercy, created in the Reign of the Queen Isabel II by royal order of 28.3.1856

- 1st Class with plaque

- 2nd Class

- 3rd Class

More items:

http://coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/beneficencia.htm

Best regards

Yes.

The CD have among others a file for the Republican Decorations 1931-1939, other for the National items 1936-1977, other for the ex-combatants and volunteers, other for the propagandictis and patriotic. Also for the Order of Saint Ferdinand, Military Medal, Wound Medal, Military Merit Cross. A special fiile for the Spanish Division in Russia, etc. Include images of the gazette, particular collections, variants, etc.

Please see

http://galeon.com/ingenierosmundiales/SPODMCD.pdf

This book is now sold out, but USD 150 appear very expensive. This book is about 40-50 euros

I can offer the

COMPENDIO LEGISLATIVO DE ÓRDENES, MEDALLAS Y CONDECORACIONES

Inetractive CD interactivo with the rules (with comments) of all (trhe most part) Spanish ODM

Also some own articles (in spanish but with english navigation pages

More of 120 PDF thematic files, for print in high quiality. More of 4300 pages with hundreds of colour and b/w pics and images, variants, etc

Price: 36,00 € (plus postage)

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/libros.htm