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    Kvart

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    1. Thank you so much for your answers I would never have learned all this without your help. Last two questions: what model do I have, the pre- or post 1998? And what would be the English translation of "PATRIAE SERVIRE LIBERTAS"
    2. Thank you for the link. Yes, it must have been created before 2003 since it's mentioned in a book from 1995. But I don't think it is older than 1977, do you? So my question is: why did they not use the 1977 jubilee head? As far as I know, the jubilee head appear on most other medals created after 1977 such as the Silver jubilee medal, SA, OSM etc...
    3. Thank you Is it possible to find more information about it in English? For example, why is there a snake at the lower end? What does the snake symbolize?
    4. OK, thank you again It looks like that book will be hard to track down, but I'll give it a shot. Do you by the way know when this medal was established?
    5. Does any of you gentlemen know what kind of medal this is?
    6. Thank you so much for your answer, Taz. But what is the different between this medal and The Service Medal of The Order of St. John? Apart from the 20 versus 12 years.
    7. Does any of you know where I can find more information about this medal? Specially when it was instituted, how many years it is awarded for, to whom and what it would be worth. Thanks in advance.
    8. Very nice pictures. Interesting to see :)
    9. How many numbers have you seen? Are you saying that there is reason to belive only a little bit more than 100 000 Victory medals were made?
    10. Nice medal It's my impression that the WWI memorial medal is much rarer than the WWI 1915-20 medal. This makes me wonder, what were the exact award criteria for the memorial medal? Was it handed out to everyone that got one of the two WW1 participation medals?
    11. I did not know anything of this. Thank you :)
    12. Modern Japanese awards, do they exist? We have the Rising Sun, Ribbon merit medal, the new sacred treasure, Culture order and so on? But the Self Defence forces, don't they have any medals? I've never seen anyone.
    13. I saw a documentary about Lenin the other night. High ranking Russian pre-revolution officers walked around with a badge looking like this in their hats. But I'm not a hat man, so I don't know for sure.
    14. A miniature is found in this group. Picture belongs to a friend of mine. This miniature groups belonged to the Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus. The 4th medal from left is the rarest, King Haakon's commemorative silver medal with clasp "1940-45". Only 18 awarded!! Quite a group...
    15. Kvart

      Ribbon Merit Medal

      Can someone please help me read the name and two dates on these medals? I don't even know where to begin Thanks in advance.
    16. I'm looking for more information about this medal. Does anyone know anything or perhaps where to search? Thanks for any answers.
    17. A friend of mine bought an optical gasmask or something like that (German equipment is not my table). It came in a small steel container, extremely good condition. The post service managed to destroy it completely. Since he was given compensation, they refused to give back the item. I understand this is common in the insurance business; if my car is destroyed the insurance company keeps the damaged vehicle after paying me. And for small items I assume the garbage bin is the most common place to store damaged items. What a shame! But today I got a call from the post service. They will return the medals to me and file a complain at the Japanese post service or the universal postal union. Eventually the seller will be paid the insurance sum, and I must discuss further actions with him. So everything boils down to how serious the seller is. Anyway, I got the medals back. Now I shall test my patient and gluing skills?
    18. The typical US Korean service medal is one. But I suppose you knew that already. And the National Defense Service medal.
    19. Thank you for telling me about this glue. I will buy a bottle of it if I get the opportunity to glue the boxes. Rumour on the street now is that the Post service will most likely pay me what the parcel was insured to. But then they will keep the medals and they will most likely end up in a garbage bin!!!
    20. Thank you for all your support in this thread. Yes, I should have opened the box in the clerk's presence. I was told that on Friday. However, due to lacking customs paper, failed door delivery etc about 4-5 clerks were in direct touch with this box and me at the very same time. The box was clearly damaged then and they all must have seen it. It would have been elementary service and very easy for them to inform me that I should open it at the post office. When they did not do this, when 4-5 clerks did not see a red flag, how can they expect me, a humble consumer, to see a red flag? This was not a problem at the post office today. I simply filled out a damage claim form. Form and parcel were then shipped to a different town, where the damage claim office is located. I'm not particularly happy with separating myself from the medals once again, but I suppose I'll get them back later down the line. Now I must wait? For about two weeks, then I will call them. One of the WWI medals can be glued easily I think. Also the 1895 medal. With the right tools and only two thumbs I also think the Ribbon Merit medal can be repaired, but it will not look good. It's hard to replace the black lacquer. The Red Cross and other WWI medal are beyond repair. Has anyone repaired anything like this before? What kind of glue should I use? It must be a type of glue that does not leave gasses to harm the medals.
    21. It will be quite some job to glue the balsa wood cases. The black lacquer ones, specially the 1895 medal, are easier. The red cross is not so much to worry about. I don't think they've had much space to move in. The box was filled up with wrapped newspapers and the damages looks like typical made from pressure: short and long sides pressed out while flat top and bottom plates mostly unharmed. If dealers like you Paul sold medals collectors like me is looking for and the prices were right? Then this would never have happened. I went to the post office in Friday afternoon. The clerks didn't know much about damage claim. Told me to come back early Monday morning.
    22. Yes, I have original pictures. I've studied them, and to me it looks like the cases pictured are he cases sent. Of course, I cannot be 100 % sure. But my guts tell me this was not done by the dealer. He opened every shipment he got, and re-packed the medals before they were sent to me. When I opened the plastic of the 1914-15 medal at bottom left, all the pieces lay just like if it was complete when sealed in plastic, and smashed afterwards. Also there are some impressive stressmarks on the inside of the box. Do you see them on this photo? There must have been quite some force in order to make marks like this. I personally think it was run over or hit by a truck or something. I doubt the dealer did this. As you say, they should be safe enough with all that plastic and newspaper. But against those marks on the box, I don't think anything would be safe. I'm going to the post office this evening to file a complaint. Hope their maximum compensation is higher than the medals value.
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