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Bill that's brilliant I suppose you could say He was Whores De Combat. Paul

I particularly like the Luxemburg Fencing World Championship medal with John the Blind on the obverse (I hope he wasn't participating as it could have become dangerous). Paul

The other problem with EVIII badges is that because he abdicated people saved them thinking that they would be a future heirloom. Whereas those from earlier or later reigns were not so treasured. Paul

Kris, Thanks for showing look forward to seeing some more detailed photos. Paul

Paul, Thank you so much for the information I will study the Kuenker catalogue in detail, I was rather side-tracked by a rare Nepalese medal. Paul

Impressive! Paul

The first is the Order of the Crown of Pahang. Not sure about the other one. Paul

Igor, thanks for showing these most interesting medals. Paul

Chris I love the postcard, really compliments the pair. Paul

I have seen French made DSO, DSC, DSM, as well as CB and CMG orders. Paul

Beautiful piece, now I Know what to start collecting when my Indian pieces dry up. Paul

Typical Montana garden shed Paul

Igor, I think unlikely because all Red Cross medals have the symbol some where in the design. I suspect it is some sort of Serbian national war wounded society. Paul

A most unusual and seriously rare pair. Paul

Lars, How do these lovely chains keep finding you. Paul

I agree all auction houses sell fakes some unwittingly (unlike the Papacy auction houses are not infallible) and those will in the main will refund you if they can be proved to be fakes. There are others who take the view caveat emptor and there have been those who have been known to be retail house for certain well known forgers (some who now never feel the cold throughout eternity). Paul

All notification would have been made in the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, they would certainly have copies in the Trinidad national archives. Paul

If they were bought to my place of work I would politely tell them to take them and the beautiful certificates that accompany them to someone else, I might mention that I stopped believing in Santa Claus at the age of 8 Paul

Just a thought, given that it was made by an Austrian medallist is it possible it was made for the Bosnian Serb population Paul

Radmillo, Thanks for the translation of the obverse that had me a bit stumped. I am surprised however that it is not mentioned, even in passing, by Car. All the best, Paul The medal is mentioned by Leonard Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists Volume 8, Spink, 1930 p. 190, where it is described as 'Servian Victory Medal 1912' Paul

Mit originalitats-Expertise.... Can think no better a guarantee of forgery (and anyway they have no legal binding) What Kind of man am I, a violent hater of forgers but I can't be all bad as I am kind to animals, especially dogs (mind you so was the German Charlie Chaplin impersonator). Paul

The Fake Agricultural medal is published in Patrikeev vol. 3 and several of the others have been commented on from less than official on-line sources who tend to copy me in and warn me of the works of the Satanic fakers. There is a lovely mural on a French cathedral, I cannot remember where, which shows the various tortures of Hell, one shows a forger by tortured by a Devil with his instruments of forgery (were it only so in real life). Paul

Just looked at the auction, there a some well known and published fakes amongst the ranks, which is a great shame as the rest of the auction has some nice items, including one very obscure non-European item which will probably relieve me of a few hundred Euros. Paul

Some old "friends" there. Paul

I like the Gorilla phone. Paul