paul wood

Nice photo, probably towards the end of the war when a whole group had been decorated with the MM, altogether 2472 MMs were awarded to French Personnel during WWI. Paul

These are all masonic insignia, the left and right second row may well be named, looks mainly interwar, value relatively small. Paul

Jeff, No. 60 (.585 gold) weighs 71.85 grams including ribbon. Paul .

7804 could refer to the Hero number. Paul

Can';t see any obvious problem, however I suspect it is not Portuguese made, more likely French. Paul

I tend to look at collectables as a way of not spending all my money on, as Hank Williams would have said on cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women, they get you zero financial return, while with my medal collection I may not make a profit on it but hopefully there will be a reasonable amount of money when I decide to sell. Paul

We don't get any votes in the Eurovision Song Contest because we are British (and our songs are crap). Paul

Chris, that's why a collect British campaign medals awarded to Indians. Paul

Brian disposable income is what you buy beer with, overdrafts or credit cards are what you fund your collection with, as every collector knows must have items only turn up when you are broke.. Paul

A lot depends on the quality and rarity of the badges. Generally speaking the most sought after are the regimental and related badges. The really rare badges if they are of excellent quality could easily make $30,000 and possibly in a very few cases more, however there are many badges, either Civil institutions, low quality other ranks or common units which are inexpensive (no more than a few hundred dollars). Paul

No $30,000 dollars for a top quality officer's badge Paul

Bernhard, The marvellous thing about the QSA is that with the exception of the Defence of Mafeking and Wepener claps all the others are available for under 500 euros, most for much less and so it is a relatively inexpensive form of collecting for named and researchable medals. Paul

Remember it well as I was involved in the auction, even remember the Kilner jar. Given the story behind them they sold at well above the price similar unprovenanced coins made.. Paul

Fukuoka, Your site has been of immense help and value. Thank you for all the work you have put in. Paul

Type 1 ladys were issued with a bow. Type 2 ladys on a ribbon The ISO is still issued on a bow when awarded to women Paul

Bernhard Here are the details of the award. London Gazette 19th September 1944, Supervisor, Post Office, Birmingham. Paul

Igor, Yes it is. He presented the Sava 4th Class as Ambassador to Paris. Was just interested to find out a bit more about him, although I am fully aware he was not the recipient. Paul

Ah old friends doing the rounds again. Paul

The Military Medal is a European made copy not infrequently encountered and of very little value Paul

DJW, Islamic dirhams were a regular currency amongst the Vikings and large numbers have been found in hoards in Britain, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Russia, they were popular due to the high purity of the silver.. Paul

Better than the American bimbo. Paul

Many thanks Radmilo. So he was jilted by the wealthy Socialite. Paul

An interesting Sorlini Sava 4th came my way. It is in its original case and the original cardboard box of issue. Inside was a visiting card in French "Bojidar Pouritch, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia" I have discovered that he was appointed to Paris in August 1935 and was also a League of Nations delegate for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A man of the same name appears as minister in Chicago and later Washington, who at one stage was engaged to a wealthy socialite but it was broken off as she found he was not of noble blood, are they one of the same? and another of the same name who was prime minister at some stage. I am not certain as it may be a relatively common Serb name. Any information gratefully received more out of curiosity than for any other reason. Paul

I agree with you Radmilo, looks a nice quality badge Paul .

Artan keep us posted, it would be a nice thing to do. Paul