Vatjan

Not that the silence is much quieter here

Hi, The crude details and inferior enamel definitely make this a fake Moreover it is a fake I had not seen before, this makes the 3rd type of KhG fake.

Talking about POW's here are a few pix I found just this morning

You are right of course, I'm such a list maniac, that sometimes I don't know when to stop Isn't there a book that lists all the Suvorov order recipients ? Anyway, another interesting thread Ed, I'll do some digging. Jan

Choibalsan also got the 20th anniversary of the red army medal, victory over Japan, victory over Germany, and the 15th anniv of the cheka badge. In Dr B's book we can see Mongolian hero Guulin with a ORS and an OOR and some assorted medals, Hero Tumurbaatar with an ORS. Posthumous hero and former Defese Minister Lkhagvasuren also has an ORS + some medals Jan

I wish it were my piece, but it isn't

No, they were given to soldiers, for bravery in the field. The crossed swords come later, every 10 years, to keep the memory alive, the government offers a "promotion" to veterans who have accumulaterd a certain amount of points. These points are calculated through the time spent in the trenches and the awards won. These promotion orders are distinguishable from the others through the application of swords. I admit it is quite complicated Jan

It's the 10th anniversary of the OGPU badge. The OGPU was the succesor of the CHEKA and would many years later vecome the KGB. Be careful, this badge is widely faked. Far from being an expert I would venture this badge is a fake, originals have red enamel in the flag area, so even with the enamel gone one would expect some patina difference between the flag area and the rest of the badge. This is supposed to be a real one, maybe... Jan

The palm was added to the ribbon if the award was given for bravery in combat. The A being the cypher of King Albert who was King during he first world war. Hope that helps Jan

Only that this one tells you way more about the recipient than any other "un-altered" ones one might in his collection. Jan

Breathtaking, I think I'll be on the next plane for Copenhagen . Thanks for sharing Ed Jan

Here are a few of the better ones, though not necessarily in English: Hendrik's medal corner Great site, great guy Belgian Orders and Decorations Bill's Belgian medals and for France, in French of course: France Phaleristique That's it for now Jan

To get this thread back upon the right track, here is one op my knight badges. This one belonged to a Flemish WW1 soldier, who clearly a was Flemish nationalist, because he tore off the centre medaillon with the French inscription "l'union fait la force" and engraved a flemish lion in its stead. Jan

I agree we should split, the thread, but I'm pretty certain it is a Belgian "Rijkswacht" unofficial medal. Rijk (= Realm) means more or less the same as Land (=Country or State) We Belgians had untill a few years ago two national police forces: the "ordinary" National Police Force and the Rijkswacht- Gendarmerie. They have now been fused together, I have to admit though that I would have a hard time trying to explain the difference between these two. Now, somebody please split this thread. Jan

They are definitely made from 2 different dies, the lettres and central drawing are clearly different. Now to consider them as Types Variations or just the same badge made by different workers, I guess that depends on your own definition of Types etc... Oh yeah, by the way, I think that is a really neat badge Jan

I think it is Belgian, but an unofficial long service award of sorts to the "Rijkswacht - Gendarmerie" National Police Force

I12 100th anniv of Lenin

and of course F01 the People's Policeman

F06 50 years of the Police

F13 60 years Police Academy badge, you just got to love the KGB shield design

Well, we've seen a lot Type 1's, but no B02 sofar

W22 wrestling badge

T20 the spa of Khujirt

I believe you mean category P not F Anyway P01

And remember worn by kids!!!