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Radmilo. The miniature chain looks gorgeous. Paul

I think Radmilo has the answer, the only way to be absolutely 100% certain in my opinion, as they are both of 42mm width is either the case of issue or an award document, especially if the ribbon has gone AWOL. Paul

David, What was his regimental number on the WWI medals? Paul Found his numbers on an earlier post, no joy with any on the LG Paul

Jason Having not encountered fakes of the medals difficult to comment, obviously the silver medals should be hallmarked and unmarked examples should be avoided. Your example is a nice and clear example of a medal that can suffer corrosion issues. All the best, Paul

John Deal is the RMLI Battalion, you get Chatham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, so he served with the Royal Marine Light Infantry Paul

Nice acquisition, Paul

Jason, It's the Iron Medal on War Ribbon, looks a perfectly nice example to me. Paul

Dear All, A bunch of spotty faced nerds from Portland called Squarespace have hijacked the CWGC site. So all you get is an advert for these sacrilegious geeks. Anyone in Portland please through a brick through their window. Paul

Stack's Bowers & Ponterio - April 2015 Hong Kong Auction, Lot 10126 THAILAND. King Rama V First Tour of Europe Medal, ND (1897). 32.5 mm. cf.TTC-pg. 88-90. Bronzed silver. Struck at the Paris mint and engraved by Auguste Patey, whose name is very prominently displayed on the obverse. Bust of Rama V right wearing medalled uniform; Reverse: Thai legend in seven lines. Edge lettered "MONNAIE DE PARIS (torch) ARGENT". Mounted on a deep mustard and black ribbon, with three silver clasps and a fleur de lis hanger. Cleaned long ago, now with deep earthy toning. EXTRE... This is a similar piece from a recent auction, however in my opinion both that piece and the piece in your possession are both recent Thai fakes, they always seem to come in these artificially aged Monnaie de Paris cases. Paul 30 Mar 2015 Unsold

There are various option for selling such a desirable pieces as this, one can offer it for sale on this site or you can offer it with a reputable auction site, who will charge a commission but then it will realise a price after competition or there are dealers who will make an offer, If they think they can sell it quickly they will probably offer a strong price. As these medals turn up very infrequently it is not easy to set a price. Paul

Very nice thanks for showing, Paul

I especially liked the blonde in the jeans Paul

I suspect the gold pin is a later attachment probably designed for ladies evening wear. Paul

Cimbineus, Thank you for the explanation, all is now clear. Paul

Cimbineus, Is it possible to have images of the reverses for reverence, also I can see the differences between types 1 to 3 but I cannot see any obvious differences between types 3 and 4, can you explain (it is possible I am being myopic). Paul

Igor Never seen one before, presumably produced 1944-46, of much batter quality than the usual pieces from the period Paul

CCJ, They were not officially sanctioned medals, rather private productions and therefore not permitted for wear by serving troops, however I suspect many veterans of Verdun would have worn them after the war to show they took part (and maybe get a free glass of absinthe). Paul

Egorka Having frequently advised a leading London auction house concerning orders and decorations depicted on paintings I have found that what the orders are supposed to be and how they are depicted are often two quite different thing and often quite a good deal of lateral thinking is required to work out what they are. Also many paintings were produced from rough drafts and finished off from these and probably he took his finishing off of the orders from found images of the order maybe from the central chancellery . Surely the award of the Ridder would have been a Christina VIII award as he was still alive in 1847 Paul

Yes the Tower hill memorial gives the date of those who died as the 28 November, weird. Paul

Interestingly the name of the ship in the letter looks more like "Irene Marie" than "Inger Marie". Paul

Peron Unfortunately towards the end of the Franco period the awards of decorations seem to have increased or at least they tend to appear on the market. Were it a royal issue then I would agree a figure of $1200 would be possible and for a nice 19th century gold issue somewhat more. I would have thought $600-800 would be more in order, the case certainly helps it. Paul

Looks like quite a nice miniature White eagle with Swords to me. Paul

I suspect it was a flag day medal amongst the French community. Paul

Wonderful Lambert never seen one in 38 years. Paul

I wonder if the college archives have any information about the concert, may be they have a programme. Paul