Ed_Haynes

Yes, the first Congo award:

UNGOMAP, but on UNOGIL

When it comes to miniatures, it all a matter of free-market fantasy; if someone will buy it, someone will make it. OSPGAP:

And the King got WWII medals too . . .

Sorry, I am just trying to understand the historical attitudes here. Why would one value a foreign award over one from their own country? Admittedly, the Spanish fascists were odd, but that would be very odd, wouldn't it?

Among the Spanish???

Nothing official, but it looks interesting.

Interesting. I have never seen this "dark chocolate" version in India (except as miniatures, which aren't "to" anyone).

I have, but not to Canadians.

Darrell: Sorry if I interrupted your thread here.

Darrell: Sorry if I interrupted your thread here.

Nice, thanks. The only pair I have -- Sowar Naurang Singh, Patiala Lancers -- had there been a bronze KSA, I might have other pairs (but bronze clasps were never allowed either). Have several QSA singles to Indians, some with clasps, but -- by British standards -- nothing sexy.

Like any UN medal, I see it as "International". But maybe that is just me. But itys location is much less important than the medal itself? (Or who made a post.) Could be put under "Poland" for all I care. Would make as much sense there. Out of this discussion . . . but very confused . . . .

A very interesting medal (though not in any sense "British" -- could the thread be moved?). The Indian ICSC awards are routinely named. This one is to "1028777 SWR. RATTAN SINGH, A.C.", an unusual Armoured Corps award. I have never undestood the variance between Indian awards and those to others. I still seek a complete group with this one. The medals are moderately common, the Videsh Seva Medal with the relevant "Hindchin" (Romanized, sorry) clasp is fairly common, the pair (or more) remains elusive. A significant part of the various Vietnam (etc.) wars that is usually ignored.

Interesting. Do you have a name to match up with this? Unfortunately, I know little about Iraqi insigniae.

Nice one.

So . . . am I understanding this right . . . ? Each relevant body (terms intentionally undefined) was simply given a number of medals to distribute: "You, the ___, have been allotted (by some magic forumla) __ Golden Jubilee Medals. Give them out to whoever you think deserves them." Is this right? Very similar to what I see in India with the civilian awards of the Durbar 03 and Durbar 11 and most of the WWI and WWII recruiting badges. (Even worse is the Indian Volunteer War Service Badge, 1914-18!) No rolls as exist (sort of) for EII Coronation, GVI Coronation, GV Jubilee, etc.?

Shameful group splitting!

Thanks for the posts, "Slava". This period and the one immediately preceeding are the most interesting. Thanks again!

Very VERY nice! Thanks. More . . . begging nicely . . . ???

As fascinating thread, thanks for this. I do find it hard to believe that things would have been numberd and no one bothered to record them. I'm sure there once were records that would, in theory, allow research. Whether they still survive or not or are open may be another issue. What do professional historians do? Is there no national archives?

I'd be happy to move this, but I don't have the power to do so. My abilities are limited to the fora where I am "host". I hope one of The Elect sees this and does the move. I am finding the ongoing discussion of post-Soviet Russian things very interesting and I, too, am glad the sub-forum came into being.

Quite

Some very nice goodies here! :envy:

Coin jewlery is/was pretty common, at least in The Peninsula: "Trade dollars" (= MT thalers), Indian rupees, even Italian stuff out of East Africa. You could occasionally find these thalers in India (not so much in Mumbai, but north into coastal Gujarat and, I am told, further south along the Karnataka coast). (Not much Indian interest in silver, they wanted European [really American] gold.) I picked up a great stack of these in Doha where they were available (quite literally) by the kilo.