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Morocco Order of Labour A less known Order of Morocco,but it exist. Order of Labour or Ouissam Chogul (sorry if I mis spell).It's also a 3 Class Order. Exceptionnal Class is gilded (picture below).the 1st Class is silver.The 2nd Class is bronze. Reverse is blank. Emmanuel

Morocco Order of Istiklal The Order of Istiklal or Order of Independence is also a 3 Class Order,but despite it's an unenameled badge it's a very high ranking award,that the King of Morocco decide to award at its own discretion. The Exceptionnal Class is a gilt medal.The 1st Class is silver (picture below).The 2nd Class is bronze. It was instituted 14 december 1966 (1st ramadan 1386).Dahir N° 199-66 The reverse is blank. As you can see Hassan II is wearing it on 1st place of its medal bar,alongside with Ouissam al Massira Medal (Green March Medal 1975) and the Medal of Military Merit (at right). Of course Hassan II is wearing the Exceptionnal Class Emmanuel

Morocco Order of Sport Merit This is the Morocco Order of Sport Merit : Ouissam er Riada. It was instituted 8 october 1970 (6 chaabane 1390).Dahir N° 2-69-388. It's a 3 classes Order.The Exceptionnal Class is gilt,the 1st Class is silver (picture below),and the 2nd Class is bronze. Reverse is blank. Emmanuel

Morocco Life Saving Medal This is the Life Saving Medal of Kingdom of Morocco. It's the 1st Class Medal. Reverse is blank. Emmanuel

Morocco Order of Zeal This is also a 3 classes Order. The gilt one is Exceptionnal Class,the silver ones is the 1st Class and there is also a 2nd Class which is bronze. The reverse is blank. Emmanuel

Morocco Order of Zeal

Order of Prosperity Morocco Order of Prosperity in 3 classes. The gilt one is Exceptionnal Class,then 1st Class for the silver ones and 2nd Class for the bronze ones. Reverse is blank. Emmanuel

Here is the Order of Makoanyane ( Gallantry Order ) of Leostho. Believed to be a single class. Emmanuel

And the Order of Mohlomi in officer rank (it's silver).

Hello Gentlemen, Here the Order of Mohlomi in Commander rank (it's a 3 Class Order : Knight Commander - Commander - Officer ). This ribbon is the original one when the Order was created in 1972. All Orders of Lesotho have been designed and manufactured by Skinner at the origin. It seems that nowdays the ribbon is matching the colours of the flag of Lesotho (sky blue-white-green). Emmanuel

And its reverse

Hello Gentlemen, Here is a picture of Kuwait Order of Liberation 1st Class that was for sale early april 2009 on e-bay. Emmanuel

Here are more funny and amazing medals. The PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA ELECTRICITY COMMISSION MEDAL for 10 Years Service in bronze & for 20 Years Service in silver (silvered metal). 50 Medals for 10 Years,50 Medals for 20 Years (25 awarded) & 20 Medals for 30 Years have been minted (only 2 awarded). This medal existed before 1973,but in 1973 with the achievement of internal self government the text changed for : PAPUA NEW GUINEA ELECTRICITY COMMISSION without the word "AND". We know that 150 Medals for 10 Years of the second type were minted & 20 Medals for 20 Years (9 awarded). These medals were obsolete in 1981. Emmanuel

Here we have Fire Brigade Valour Medal. This medal was minted at 50 by Amor of Sydney and we know that 3 medals were awarded,all of them for the same action in 1970. Ribbon is gold/red/gold Anyone who has this medal and would agree to sell it,I will be deeply interested. I have to credit the book : "From Cowrie to Kina" by Dr William J.D.Mira in 1982 for all the 3 black & white picture I have posted here. It's a very valuable book on history of coins & medals in Papua & New Guinea published by Spink Austrlia (very hard to get in Europe). Emmanuel

Here we have Papua & New Guinea Corrective Institution Valour Medal. It exist also a Papua & New Guinea Corrective Institution Meritorious Service Medal. This medal was minted 50 by Amor Sydney. Anyone who may have these medals for sale,I would be deeply interested. Ribbon is green/red/blue/red/green. Emmanuel

Here we have : Papua & New Guinea Police Long Service & Good Conduct This medal is numbered on the rim. Emmanuel

Hello Gentlmen In 1965 Papua New Guinea (still under australian domination) instituted the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary Police Valour Medal. This medal was awarded 11 times until 1975.But unattributed specimen exist (actually 50 medals were minted by Amor in Sydney). The ribbon is 5 equal vertical stripes green/red/blue/red/green Emmanuel

Hello Gentlemen, This is a higher class of the Order of Communication from Republic of China (prior to 1929). I believe it's the 4the class.The cross is 52 millimeters in diameters + suspension. Emmanuel

This is a picture from all 3 Classes of Military Duty together. You can clearly see the difference of manufacture. The one in the middle has a planchet of one piece + center.On the one at right the 5 pointed star is separate from the gilded leaf + center. Emmanuel

This is Order of Liberation of Kuwait 2nd Class that I own. Unfortunately it miss the ribbon device,but it's better than nothing.Even if I had pay only 60 US $ for it,I never saw another one for sale in Europe. The bronze medal for Liberation of Kuwait that was awarded to US soldier (and picture has been posted by Ed haynes above) is actually the fifth class of the Order of Liberation of Kuwait. Emmanuel

Hello Gentlemen The award with the central white enamel star is Military Duty Order. It is at least a 3 class awards (star or oak leaf branch on ribbon & a higher class as a neck badge). The ribbon is green with yellow stripes near edge.The ribbon shown above is not from Kuwait. It exist in various quality of manufacture by Spink,Fattorini,Singapore ELM,Italy Bomisa ? Usually metal gilt. Look the picture posted above by Lancer21,the quality of the badge is much better than the one I have (but uncorrect ribbon). Some (but few) have even been made in 14kt gold.Liverpool medal had such gold one some years ago and San Giorgio auction alos last year. Emmanuel

There is also the Order of National Defense instituted in 1962. This Order has been manufactured in different quality,the first ones by Spink were very good,the much recent ones made in Singapore were of less good quality. Emmanuel

Now the Order of Kuwait (Wissam al Kuwait) 5 th Class 2nd Type (insigna's were redesigned in 1992). All class insigna's are made of gold.I had the opportunity to examine one from close and they are really very well made,but small. Actually the size correspond to an european 3/4 size (+/- 30 millimeters).The leather case of issue are also of very good quality. As before the main colour of ribbon alternate with the classes,but now from bleu to orange,then to bleu,then..... Emmanuel

Now the Order of Kuwait (Wissam al Kuwait) Special Class. Nowdays the insignas are in real gold (before 1990 they were in metal gilt). Emmanuel

And a close-up on the breast star of Order of the Great Mubarak .