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Well noted. I will try to make a new set of pictures which are sharper. Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, Recently a Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross came my way in a grouping. On the internet I found some conflicting information on original requirements of the Cross, such as the mandatory “positioning lines” below the numbers. So therefore I post the piece here. If original, the Cross belonged to Damczuk Afanazy. If someone can confirm the originality yes/no, would be great. Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, I bought a small lot of medals included some French items of which some (which I believe are French) I cannot Identify. Anyone familiar with these? Thank you for your help. Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, A group of ribbons has come my way, which belong to the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps It are: Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit Service Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Community Service Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Participation Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Distinguished Unit Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Leadership Training Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Physical Fitness Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Aptitude Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Sea Cruise Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Academic Award Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Exemplary Conduct Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Exemplary Personal Appearance Ribbon Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Distinguished Cadet Ribbon There are also 2 ribbons which I don’t know. As they came with the above, I suspect them also being from the U.S. Anyone familiar with them? Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, A group of ribbons has come my way, which originated from Taiwan. It are: Order of the Cloud and Banner 雲麾勳章 6th Class (Special Rosette) Medal of Bravery 虎賁獎章 (Taiwan) Medal of Victorious Garrison 干城獎章 (A-1) Medal of Naval Distinguished Service 海績獎章 Order of Renaissance and Honour 復興榮譽勳章 2nd Class There are also 3 ribbons which I don’t know. As they came with the above, I suspect them also being from Taiwan. Anyone familiar with them? Greetings, Christiaan

Apologizes for bringing this older topic back up, but I was wondering @Antonio Prieto if you received a reply on why the EUPOL-AFG, version was issued in gold. In a lot I bought a golden example was included, so I was wondering. Greetings, Christiaan

@Shots Dave; thank you for the input. Association Nationale des Résistants-Combattants makes sense for the abbreviation A.N.R.C.. Info on the internet is however limited on a Belgian organization with this name. National colors as a ribbon for a Veteran organization is not un-common, so I believe correct. And both yours as mine have them. Greetings,

@Werner; yes agree, non governmental issued medals. But medals issued by organizations can be interesting as well. At least to me. @VC89; thank you for identifying this piece. Nice item! Although issued by an organization, the medal is acknowledged by the Ministry of Defense. Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, 3 new Belgian medals arrived in my collection, which I am not familiar with. Maybe someone can assist. 1st Medal: Patriae Salvatores Honneur et Devoir A.N.R.C. 1940-1944 - Likely an un-official remembrance medal, but I cannot find the abbreviation A.N.R.C. online. Which organization is this? 2nd Medal: Travail Belgique – Merite Arbeid Belgie – Verdienste - I am aware of the Laureaten van de arbeid, the Eredekens and the Eretekens van de arbeid, but I have not seen this “Verdienste” medal before. Is it an official medal? 3rd Medal: My guess is a Belgian medal for veterans of an EU Peace mission? Thank you for your time. Christiaan

Together with some polish medals: - Commemorative Cross for Operation Storm of the Home Army 1944-1945 (Krzyż Akcja Burza Armii Krajowej 1944-1945) - Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland in Bronze (Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny w kolorze brązowym) - Military cross of the Polish armed forces in the West (Krzyz Czynu Bojowego Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na zachodzie) + clasp Bolonia Came this “Shield”. Anyone familiar with this item? Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, Together with some other medals came this Hungarian National Defence Cross (Nemzetvédelmi Kereszt). I checked the internet and see some poor examples are out there, but I cannot believe this is a good one. Could someone confirm this one is a Fake/Replica. Merci! Christiaan

Thank you Johan!

Dear all, I bought recently a grouping of DDR badges and stickpins. I could identify them, with the exception of these 7. Can someone identify these for me? Thank you for your time. Christiaan

Dear all, I bought recently a grouping of DDR badges and stickpins and included were as well some items of the CCCP. I could identify them, with the exception of these 7. Can someone identify them for me? The top 6 feel like something belonging to the Youth Movement? The bottom Stickpin I have no idea. Could even be from another Warschaupact country, as the design looks different from the rest of the CCCP items included. Maybe Hungarian? Thank you for your time. Christiaan

Wow, thanks. I really couldn't find these. With the first above I used the term COV instead of CVO which brought me nowhere ofcourse. How should I understand "associative medal" in this case? Organisation connected to the glorification of the Motherland? Greetings, Christiaan

Thank you. I will try google with these notifications in German. If someone knows more, much appreciated. Greetings, Christiaan

No problem being a non-official medal. A have a lot. As requested a picture of the reverse. Any thoughts on the others? Greetings, Christiaan

Haha, ok. So I was totally wrong. Do you maybe know more about the Christian pieces? Greetings, Christiaan

Dear Greg, Attached are mine. Information on these you can find on ww.ww2wings.com/wings/italy/ Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, I hope someone can identify these German Stickpins for me. In theory the should be from the BRD. The Gold, Silver, Bronze stickpins are of the Deutscher Schützenbund, looking at the initials at the bottom, but I cannot find this variant online. (it can be ofcourse just me). The next one looks like a pin of a town, province or something like that. The last one is coloured red/white/blue with a “G” in the middle. I hope someone can assist. Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, I hope someone can identify these modern medals for me. They were in a Belgian lot, So I think they are, although I am not sure. Medal 1: Text “Pro Patria”. Reverse is flat. Medal 2: Text Jusqu’au bout Premier Toujours Reverse 1914-1918 / 1940-1945 with Adrian helmet Medal 3: see pictures. I suspect this one to be French. School related? Finally a cap badge. No clue on this one except it came with the other items. I hope someone can help. Christiaan

Dear all, Recently I purchased a German medal lot, including some items unknown to me. Below items seems to me Masonic looking. Could someone confirm this, or inform me their origin. Thank you for your time. Christiaan

Thank you very much for the link! Greetings, Christiaan

Dear all, I have a question on a very common French medal, but I am a bit confused by the variety. My questions is about the Médaille d'honneur du travail. I know there are 4 grades (Argent, Vermeil, Or, Grand Or) and I know the medal has been updated per decree, so over time the medal has possible changed. I have seen and own variations in text and images of this medal and I have also 2 boxes issued by different French ministries. I have examples with the text: “Honneur travail” with image of an Hamer (Industry?) “Honneur travail” with image of an agricultural tools (Agriculture?) “Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale” (Social Work?) “Ministère du Travail” (General?) And boxes: “Ministere du Travail et de la Prevoyance Sociale” “Ministere du Commerce et de l’industrie” So I have the feeling several ministries issued their own versions of the same medal. Is there somewhere an overview on this medal which lists the variations and gives some context to them: Ministery = type of medal. I know it is not a spectacular medal, but I like them, so I am interested to collect the variations. Help is appreciated. Greetings, Christiaan

Thank you all for the shared information! Greetings, Christiaan