Ed_Haynes

Not Munschke's but related, a veteran's badge:

Page 3, part 2.

Page 3, part 1. For legibility, I shall scan it in two pieces.

Page 2.

Page 1.

And this also came with an attractively red hard-bound certificate. (Too large for the scanner, so I have had to do some "cropping".)

And Munschke's ausweis for this medal.

And certificate to Generalmajor Ewald Munschke (1901-1981), 18 July 1956. He was commissar in Spain.

Interesting that it is on the full suspension, as worn by military personnel. The original "900" marked variety. Bartel 114d (linked to the following certificate).

While some of this -- one of my favorites! -- has been covered in a (somewhat) related thread -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1245 -- this probably belongs over here even more.

I'll try to give "value-added" to what I put iup here, in what is perhaps a more relevant home. (And I know a lot of peope don't read across the fora.)

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: Hans Beimler Medal

Established by the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), formerly East Germany, 17 May 1956. The Hans Beimler medal was awarded for services in the "International Revolution and Liberation Struggle of the Spanish Peoples 1936-1939." The medal was awarded to individuals and there were no multiple awards allowed. The medal was presented in the name of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The medal is silver in appearance and has a diameter of 32 mm. On the obverse is a Portrait of Hans Beimler, Leader of the German Communist contingent in Spain. On the upper outer portion of the obverse is the inscription of the years of Hans Beiler's lifespan "1895-1936." The reverse displays the emblem of the International Brigades, a three-pointed star, whose points are superimpose over the inner circle of letters spelling out the words "INTERNATIONALE BRIGADEN" (INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES), and surrounded by an outer ring of letters "KAMPFER SPANIENS FREIHEIT 1936-1939" (FIGHTERS FOR SPANISH LIBERTY 1936-1939) with the years of the Spanish Civil War placed at the bottom. The medal is suspended from rectangular ribbon bar of red, yellow, and violet horizontal strips in equal proportion, these were the colors of the Spanish Republican Flag. On the outer edges of both sides are narrow vertical strips of black, red, and gold, the colors of the German Flag.

Bartel 144a.

So . . . just WHO is/was Heinz Kunert???

His certificate, uninformative as usual. From 27 March 1981.

The ribbon bar - maybe nicer than the medal?

The badge. (Not the world's greatest scan, sorry.)

The badge, Barter 53i.

Another Held der Arbeit Heinz Kunert - have no idea who he is. Just his HdA and hard-covered document.

Nice, nice . . . .

Many of my specimens of these are shown on the relevant medal-specific threads, but here are some others, cased.

More . . . singles:

Over the next few days, I'll be adding some updates to my Mongolian collection. These will be things not shown in this thread before, though they may well be elsewhere on the forum.

Groups and similar things:

Or this...

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Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

General H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Sir Ganga Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, KCB, KiH (b. 1880, r. 1887-2 February 1943, d. 2 February 1943).

And, inside the Imperial Hotel in Delhi, there is not only the 1911 Bar... Just have a look at what one can see in the lobby or the corridors...

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Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Actually, the prints on the walls throughout the hotel are more wonderful and valuable than even the medals. (Though I of course have a bias in this regard toward the medals.)

Oh, OK, thanks.

So long as we are standard in our naming, I guess we could call it a "peach" and we'd all know, so long as that vocalulary was published and generally accepted. That is as "wrong" as any other name. The name is the name only in the relevant language and script. I wish McD/S had included the Russian names, as I wish B had included the Mongolian names. THOSE are the names. Until someone publishes something better that sets a new standard, . . . .

(This is why, for example, a publisher is screaming at me just now regarding what he thinks is the "silly" stubborn insistence that a forthcoming book on post-1947 Indian awards includes the names of the awards, properly, in Hindi. But that is !)

Back on topic, sorry for multi pages, but legibility is more important, I think., that goofy cuts in text.

Thanks again!

Thanks much, Rick.

So nothing for the Ushakov. Grrrr .....

Since McDaniel and Schmitt have used the "Medal for Combat Service" in their "Bible", I retain that English phrasing. Likewise, if Battushig wants to call them the "Order of the Sacred Rod" and the "Order of the Polar Star" in English, I'll stay with that. We know what we are talking about??? Personally, I'd just prefer to call them what they are called, but I guess this would put off many collectors?

Did I sort his/hers properly?? What was her maiden name?

If she got the jubilee OPW2, then may we assume he possibly didn't survive to get his?

I not see number of cross of Subadar Dalkesar Gurung

Do you know the numbers of awards another Indian Soldiers ?

The only ones on which the numbers are known are those in private collections, that is NONE. Even the Gorkha Museum does not have the number of his cross recorded. Someone would have to look at the medal, and it is mounted behind glass. This isn't something that most British collectors focus on, assuming the number to be untraceable.