Ed_Haynes

W 25c -- Archery, 3rd Degree

W 26b -- Sport Referee 1 The one missing above http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1022...38563&st=45.

W 47 -- 2nd Conference Of what??

W 54 -- Mongolia But what IS it? "FDIF"??

W 49 -- 2nd Spartikad of the Collective Farmers

X 10 -- 1st Meeting of the Brigade of Socialist Labor

X 27 -- Trade Union of the Workers of Culture and Education

V 21 -- The Accurate Young Man But what does that MEAN??

V 19 -- The Conference of the MRYL of the Capital City

R 41 -- 40 Years of the Khentii Province High School

R 40 -- School No. 5

R 39 -- School No. 3

R 23 -- The Outstanding Corrected Person For those in jails and other correctional facilities.

O 13 -- The Ulanbaatar Railroad of Socialist Labor

K 34 -- The Outstanding Man of the Unit

K 26 -- The Outstanding Worker of the Selenge Province

C 39 -- Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Defence

Absolutely! (That's why I gave the link in post # 6 already. But, for those who haven't read it, it is well worth repeating!) I think there's a lot we don't know yet, especially in terms of enforcement. I hope (HOPE!) the OMSA becomes a bit more active and aggressive on this, though it may be too late for that. Makes me glad that, other than a few family groups (which I don't think of as part of the "collection"), I have few US medals. Actually I did add a few just before the new stupid law, just to have some (more) Illegal Things.

The GSM '26 with the rare (well, all the clasps are rare) clasp "Kurdistan al-Khadbit 1930-31" or "Southern Kurdistan 1930-31"

The reverse is completely plain, except for a mint-mark. Looks like "AB" to me: Bertrand?

Nut Thurath 14 Ramadan / Medal for the 14 Ramadan Revolution, 1963 Issued to commemorate the revolution of 14 Ramadan 1380 or 8 February 1963, which overthrew General Abd al-Karim Qasim (who had seized power in the 1958 coup. The general was killed and a new government, representing an uneasy alliance of the military and the Ba'ath Party emerged under the leadership of Ali Salih al-Saadi, Colonel Abd al-Salam Afif, and Brigadier Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr. By November of 1963, the Ba'ath Party would be maneuvered out of the coalition. Established: Law No. 6 of 1964. Manufactured by Huguenin (Le Loche, Switzerland). There is also an Iraqi-made variety of the medal. I show the Huguenin-made variety. Obverse: Circular 40-mm bronze-gilt medal with the background enameled blue, in the center the enameled flag of Iraq (1958-91) with the inscription "Al-Jamhuriya al-Irraquiya" or "The Iraqi Republic" above and, below, "14 Ramadan". Behind, a rising sun design. Suspended by a ring. Reverse: Basically plain, with the legend in very high relief "8 Shibat 1963 [C.E.]" or "8 February 1963" at the botton edge. At the very bottom, the maker's mark: "HUGUENIN SWISS MADE". Ribbon: 32 mm, three stripes, red / white / black, with the central white stripe twice as wide as the other two; 8 mm red, 16 mm white, 8 mm black.

Medal for 18 November 1963 Awarded to commemorate the 18 November 1963 takeover of all powers the government by General Abd al-Salam Muhammad Arif, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Arif, and Colonel Said Slaibi and the creation of a new Revolutionary Command Council in Baghdad. In effect, this represented the expulsion of the Ba'ath Party from the uneasy coalition which had overthrown General Qasim in February 1963. This medal apparently fell out of favor and off the chests of serving soldiers since the Ba'ath return to power in 1968. Established: Manufactured by Huguenin (Le Loche, Switzerland). Obverse: A 41-mm (on each side) triangular bronze-gilt medal with a yellow-enameled sunburst design. In the center, the Iraqi emblem in red enamel and, below, the enameled Arabic legend "18 Teshrin Al-Thani 63 [C.E.]" or "18 November 63"; the numbers are in red enamel while the name of the month is green-enameled. Suspended from the ribbon by an integral horizontal loop. Manufactured by Hugelin (Le Loche, Switzerland). Reverse: Plain, except for the maker's mark near the top: "HUGUENIN / SWISS MADE". Ribbon: 35-mm, yellow with 5-mm red edge stripes: 5 mm red, 25 mm yellow, 5 mm red.

Nut Thurath 17 Tamuz / Medal for the 17 July Revolution, 1968 Awarded to commemorate the revolution of 17 July 1968 in which General Abd al-Rahman Arif was forced into exile and General Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr and the Ba'ath Party assumed control of the Iraqi government. This constituted the final Ba'ath consolidation of power in Iraq. Established: By Law No. 45 of 1968. Manufactured by Huguenin (Le Loche, Switzerland). Obverse: A circular gilt medal, enameled black. In the center, a yellow-enameled eight-pointed star with a gilt and black-enameled wreath and the date "1968" or "1968 [C.E.]" below. Within the wreath, a gilt triangle with a yellow-enameleded sunburst design with the Iraqi state emblem in red enamel. Below, the Arabic inscription "Nut / 17 Tamuz" or "Medal / 17 July". Suspended by an integral loop. Reverse: Patterned with a small maker's mark toward the bottom: "HUHUENIN / SWISS MADE". Ribbon: 36-mm, white with 4-mm black edges: 4 mm black, 28 mm white, 4 mm black.

Nut al-Khidmat al-Awal / General Service Medal, 1959- This represents a continuation and restructuring of the royal General Service Medal after the 1958 revolution. No clasps were issued with this medal. Established: By Law No. 30 of 1959. Manufactured by Huguenin (La Loche, Switzerland). Obverse: A bright bronze medal, 53x34 mm, with a crescent and semicircular wreath with an Arabic inscription "Al-Khidmat al-Amma" or "General Service". Crossed rifles in the background, with their muzzles joined by ten rays which attach to the straight bar of the ribbon suspension. The back side of the suspension bar, normally concealed within the ribbon, bears the maker's mark, "HUGUENIN SWITZERLAND". Reverse: Within a circle, the date "1344 A.H." (= 1927 C.E.). The name of King Faisal I was removed from the reverse in 1958, after the establishment of the republic Ribbon: 30 mm, white with 7 mm green edge stripes (7 mm green, 16 mm white, 7 mm green). This ribbon closely conforms to the original ribbon specifications for the earlier General Service Medal, but is different from the ribbon actually used.

Wounded Medal Established: By Law No. 95 of 1983. Obverse: A 50-mm gilt star, with maroon-enameled rays behind. In the center, a white-enemeled circle with a maroon-enameled crescent and a gold Iraqi national device in the center. Suspended by a ring from a pentagonal "Warsaw-Pact" style ribbon. Reverse: Plain stippled. Ribbon: 46-mm, white with broad 10-mm red edges: 10 mm red, 26 mm white, 10 mm red. The ribbon suspension is in a "Warsaw-Pact" pentagonal style (more similar to Cuba or East Germany than the Soviet Union in overall impression).