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      BURKINA FASO

      in Africa

      Posted

      Gentlemen,

      Perhaps a silly question but why would Cravanzola be making an award for Burkina Faso? I know the company made Somali awards - could this be one - five pointed star with a single star device on the shield - admittedly no blue and white colours. Did Somalia have a cotton industry? As noted the sash may not be appropriate. Perhaps a long shot I know?

      Regards,

      Owain

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      Ethiopia Derg Petrol Industry Medal - 20 Years

      in Africa

      Posted

      Gentlemen,

      Obtained from an European dealer some time ago. The inscription reads, "For Service in the Petroleum Industry" or similar - to be confirmed. Presumably from the Derg period as there are no imperial symbols and the quality is relatively poor. As it is industry specific, and I am assuming the oil/petrol industry was nationalised, thus it may have some official status. The reverse is blank and the green ribbon came with the medal and I have no evidence that it is or is not the original ribbon.

      Kind regards,

      Owain

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      Ethopian Victory Medal, 1941

      in Africa

      Posted

      Gentlemen,

      I belie that are up to five different versions:

      • Military - Silver
      • Military - Cupro nickel or similar - at least two different strikes
      • Military - 1/3 size (possibly a very large miniature but disproportionate in comparison with normal Ethiopian minaitures)
      • Civil - 2/3 size

      Known makers are Mappin & Webb of London and Sevadjian of Addis Ababa.

      Regards,

      Owain

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      Buying medals in Beirut

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted

      Lukasz,

      I have visited Beirut a number of times in the past few years, most recently last July, and there are no shops with militaria of any kind for sale. I know an avid Lebanese Lebanon collector and he lives in Beirut and he is challenged to get anything. There used to be a collector /seller - mainly coins - in the south of Beirut (not now the safest of places) I met him with his bag of wares in his car on the Corniche - not an auspicious occasion, but from what I saw he had nothing special and all was infinitely over priced - I don't know even if he is still around. I do know of some good restaurants......

      Kind regards,

      Owain

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      Morocco, but what?

      in Africa

      Posted

      Dragomoir,

      I agree it is from Morocco. Its identity is a mystery. I attach a similar image but the award is in its case.

      I also attach another unknown Moroccan award.

      Regards,

      Owain

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      Unknown Arab breast star

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted

      Jeff,

      As Paul notes "Independence" - it would appear for reasons of economy or speed the old Order of Glory award was used and just the centre changed. The star you illustrate has a somewhat different design to the more commonly seen versions of the order - see attached.

      Regards,

      Owain

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      UNKNOWN ORDER

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted

      Dragomir, An educated guess, from the design and style of the crown, is that they are Jordanian but the images are not detailed enough to allow close inspection of the stars or badges. Any idea from which website these came from? Regards, Owain

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      ARAB MEDALS -- Yemen

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted · Edited by oamotme

      Ilja,

      This is a PDRY Shooting Superiority Medal - nice condition and if I recall correctly went for over $100. I attach an image of the one I have - unfortunately no ribbon. Mine has an outer red surround - pehaps there are different grades of this medal?

      Regards,

      Owain

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      Identification: Medal for Bravery: Sudan

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted

      Will,

      As advised a very scarce piece. On looking at my records the last one I have seen publically sold was in the Spink Numismatic Cirular in November 1992 for GBP200. Instituted by the Khedive Abbas Hilmi in May 1913 but with his deposition on 19 December 1914 it became obsolete. It was, I believe, replaced by the gold and silver Medals for Bravery of the Order of Mohammed Ali instituted on 4 April 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamel. These are also incredibly scarce - I have only ever seen one for sale.

      Kind regards,

      Owain

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      Sultan Of Zanzibar's Medal

      in Middle East & Arab States

      Posted

      Gentlemen, Further to recent correspondence from Peter Liversidge, I detail below his comments. My thanks to Peter for is input. Kind regards, Owai

      It was awarded by the Sultan to local troops (his own and those of the East Africa Protectorate's forces, essentially) and to a handful to British officers, for putting down insurrections against the Sultan in his territorial possessions on the East African mainland in the first half of the 1890s. It was generally given in conjunction with the East & West Africa Medal for Witu and Mwele. It seems that local troops got it unnamed (as they did the E&W medal), and subsequently some of those who continued serving with the East Africa Rifles (later 3 KAR) had their medals named along with their unnamed AGS medals for Jubaland, in the typical local crude style using hand punches. I know of about half a dozen named examples to native troops, all done in the local style, most of them in groups with E&W and AGS medals and sometimes other more exotic things; a few went on to get First World War trios or pairs. There are no surviving rolls for the Sultan's medal or the E&W medal to local troops, which is a pity.
      Your example to Surur Feraji is, unfortunately, part of a very broken group (Surur, by the way, is not a rank but the first half of his name). 678 Surur Feraj was an EA Rifles/3 KAR soldier. I know from the later rolls that he received a three-clasp AGS and also a trio, the last named to a reserve number since he presumably re-enlisted in 1914 and was give a new number with the prefix 'R'. He would almost certainly have had an E&W Africa for Mwele and/or Witu. It appears that the group was broken up before 1982 when some (but not all) his campaign medals were sold by Hamiltons and are goodness only knows where now. I think I know where one medal is, in a private collection, but the other survivors haven't been seen since the early 1980s. I suppose that they will pop up again one day.
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      ARAB MEDALS -- Egypt

      in Middle East & Arab States

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      Ilja,

      The Arabic is very difficult to read - very stylised script, but I can read that the Order of the Republic 3rd Class was bestowed by President Gamal Abdul Nasser. I suspect that the Russian translation will be easier to translate into English.

      Regards,

      Owain

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