Ed_Haynes

Thanks. As I can't read these, I shall take your word for it.

While there are lots of rumors (I am using a nice word) about these, this seems to have some evidence behind it. Good? Thanks for sharing this.

It is a nice medal, especially when one pauses to ponder what it represents. Have you tried the OMSA ribbon bank?

Interesting. Thanks. It makes the former-USSR's erasure of the past even more interesting.

Wellll . . . while there are better sites, one might begin with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space..._by_nationality

Yes, once upon a time, the ribbon used to be easy (enough) to find.

No problem and no intent to embarass, just it would be more likely to be seen and of interest in the right place.

Interesting thread. With the exception of the Badge of Military Merit, I assume none of these were ever intended for wearing and were "commemorative table medals" rather than "[wearing] medals" in the sense we use the term and were unique pieces intended only for a specific individual and a particular moment. They represent that transition zone from one method or rewarding achievement to another more familiar one.

And (and the dates might have given this away?) hardly "communist". Could someone with the power move it.

Since Eugene's recent death, the future of the Ursual operation may be in doubt. This will be a tremendous loss. Frankly, all dealers, regardless of location, seem to have attended the same training course for customer relations with very VERY few exceptions!

One of the apartheid-era South-African-invented "bantustans" (the policy of so-called "Separate Development"). Others have been covered here also: Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Gazankulu, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele. KwaZulu, Lebowa, and QwaQwa. South Africa also concocted some in Namibia. .

Since when? Not sure, as I don't really follow them. Just a nice overview of all the awards to date.

A nice article you may have missed: Kenneth N. Rogers, Jr., "Medals Awarded by the United States Department of State," JOMSA: The Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America, 59, 3 (May-June 2008): 3-13.

In case no one (else) has seen it: Paul Chepurko, "Researching Imperial German Army and Navy Officers," JOMSA: Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 59, 3 (May-June 2008): 26-36. Paul!

In case no one has seen it: Owain Raw-Rees, "Awards of the Islamic Republic of Iran," JOMSA: Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 59, 3 (May-June 2008): 14-25. Well done, Owain!!

As I said elsewhere, and am proud to repeat here, a nice one! The Special Service Medal's clasp was, of course, worn on the medal, not the medal ribbon (though there's an unfortunate current fashion of wearing teeny illegible miniature clasps on ribbon bars, thereby both enriching military tailors and making the ribbon bars cluttered).

I don't think there was much standardization. Or maybe they just had more important things to worry about?

A new thread for posting all those interesting, exotic, confusing, beautiful Mongolian documents. The earlier posts can be seen at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6043

Since this is an image-heavy thread and since some of our members have dung-burning computers and marmot-powered internet connections (hi, Rick!), I thought I'd close this thread out and start a sequel. See http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29512 for part 2

One more very educational thread. Thanks, all. And the word on the new edition of this immensely rare book is good news indeed. Please keep us updated!

And her Queen Victioria Jubilee 1897 medal, silver.

Oh, and the Edward VII Coronation Medal. Sorry, the only one I have (silver) was the one awarded to Winifred, Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, C.I., K.i.H. (the Vicerene). (One of the very few groups to a native -- of the British Isles -- in my collection.)

A nice thread, Darrell, thanks. (And, no, rest easy, I'll NOT drag this off into the various Durbar Medals! You are safe.) Just one more datapoint, though, the 1911 Coronation with clasp "Delhi" for those few Indian Army men (only non-Europeans, sorry) who were at both events. This one is named to 221 Lance-Naick Gurbhaji, 41st Dogra Regiment (Durbar roll, p. 456). Just 134 of this clasp were awarded. There was no standard method of attaching these loose clasps, and it was all up to the inventiveness of the regimental blacksmith.

Such strange things happen, if we assume all the entries are legitimate. I still have queasiness.

Yes, I'd agree with JC. While the medal for the 40th anniversary of the revolution (A43) was numbered, and I'd expect to see that number there, it was issued in 1961.