IVB

Order ?Homeland? / ?Watan? Ordeni Instituted on July 2007. Awarded only to the Turkmen presidents. Made of gold with 55 carat diamonds. Total weight ? 925 grams.

Order ?The First President of Turkmenistan Great Saparmurat Turkmenbashi? / ?Turkmenistanyn Ilkinji Prezidenti Beyik Saparmyrat Turkmenbasy? Ordeni Awarded for merits only to superior functionarities of foreign countries. Made of 750 gold. In the centre of badge is green map of Turkmenistan, head of Niyazov and Monument of Independence. Around inscription ?TURKMENISTANYN ILKINJI PREZIDENTI BEYIK SAPARMYRAT TURKMENBASY? ORDENI?.

Hello! I will try to give some description of Turkmenistan award system. HERO OF TURKMENISTAN / T?RKMENISTANYN GAHRYMANY MEDAL "GOLDEN CRESCENT" / "ALTYN AY" MEDALY Instituted in 1999. This is highest state award. On the reverse inscription ?Altyn Ay? Turkmenistanyn Medaly? and number.

Order of Buddha Victorious. Pictures painted by Nicholas Roerich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Roerich). Is this real order or fantasy? Any comments? Regards, IVB.

Nazarbaev put his hand on the Constitution:

Another one: I can't understand - what decoration he wears on the left breast? Regards, IVB.

Portrait of Nazarbaev...

Ukrainian Union of Afghan War Veterans (Українська Спілка ветеранів Афганістану) awards: Medal "For Merit" - Three grades Medal "For Civil Valor" Medal "For Victory" http://www.usvaura.uran.biz.ua/mambo3/inde...4&Itemid=62

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov awarded by Khamid Karzai with the medal of Ghazi Amanullah Khan (28.04.2008):

Uffffff..... And Medal "For Merit" 3rd class of the Ukrainian Union of Afghan War Veterans: http://artofwar.ru/img/i/info/text_0150/index.shtml

Commemorative Medal "20 years of withdrawal". http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=2129

Medal "20 years of withdrawal". (By Russian Awarding Commitee) http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=2095

Medal "15 years of withdrawal". http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=1666

Medal "For Participant of Local Conflicts" with bar "Afghanistan". http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=1222

Medal "Veteran of Afghan War". Issued by Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG". Awarded to pilots who participated in combat actions during Afghan war, and to civil specialists.

Medal for the 15th anniversary of withdrawal of Soviet troops. Awarded by Russian Association of Afghan War Invalids.

Medal "Withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan 1989-2004". This is the same medal that shown in post#4 by Ed, but there are some difference: no enamel on the obverse and another reverse.

Medal "For Merit". Awarded by Russian Union of Afghan War Veterans. http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id...3cbf9c8fcc368db http://www.margelov.com/rewards.htm http://rsva.lipetsk.ru/iframe%2019.htm - description and award criteria (in Russian)

Order "For Merit" (variant?). Awarded by Russian Union of Afghan War Veterans. http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=1136

Order "For Merit". Awarded by Russian Union of Afghan War Veterans. http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id...3cbf9c8fcc368db http://www.margelov.com/rewards.htm

Badge "Participant of Afghan War" http://www.zasluga.ru/catalog.php?tovar_id=825

Two badges: "Veteran of Afghan War"

NOC (National Olympic Commitee) of the Republic of Kazakhstan awards: 1. Olympic Order 2. Honour Badge 3. Badge Awarded for contributions to the Kazakhstan's olympic movement. http://www.olympic.kz/content.php?id=069

Hello, Christophe. These pics taken from here: http://ounbjumabaev.narod.ru/Kaz2.htm I've seen also pictures of the order on the neck ribbon. The central medallion shows the head of Nazarbaev and the blue circle around with inscription "Қазақстан Республикасының Тұңғыш Президенті". On the reverse is mark of the Kazakhstan Mint (http://www.kmd.kz/eng/products2.htm) and number. Awarded for merits to the Republic.

The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago was installed as Trinidad and Tobago's new highest national award 2008 and replaces the Trinity Cross for Distinguished and Outstanding Service to Trinidad and Tobago. Links: http://library2.nalis.gov.tt/Default.aspx?...4&tabid=121 http://news.bn.gs/article.php?story=20080604140437791