Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 3452:

Dolf

A few more individual pieces.

Order of the Red Banner of Labor Valor, Type 1 screwback, listed as A 27 on Dr. Battushig's book. (One of my favorites)

Obverse:

Dolf

Absolutely mindblowing collection, Dolf

Keep me in mind, when you sell your doubles

Gerd

Gerd,

Thanks for the compliments.

PM sent, replying to yours.

Best,

Dolf

Dolf,

Those are very attractive awards.

When does the Military Merit medal date from and are there any other versions of the Portuguese War Cross, i.e. not the 1917 type?

Are there any Interallied Victory Medal variants or only one design?

David

David,

Unfortunately there are very little information about Portuguese awards available, so I must confess I know quite more about Soviet or Mongolian awards than those from my own country

Anyway, about the Military Merit Medal: very hard to say from when it dates, as this one I have is exactly like the ones that are currently issued. So I can only guess that because of the worn ribbon this one already has a few decades. I believe this is a Medal that exists only after the Republic was established in 1910.

War Cross: Yes, there are other types of this award. I believe this one is of the Type 1, issued at the end of WWI. I know there is at least a Type 2, and perhaps a Type 3 which would be the one currently issued.

Interallied Victory Medal: yes, apparently there are different variations of this hard to find Medal. I couldn't get my hands on one yet, each time one shows up on eBay I'm allways outbidded

My priority now would be a Military Order of Avis and a Order of Santiago of the Sword, then a Order of Christ. I have an old Order of Christ (2nd piece, 1st row on my Display) but this one is one of the types existant during the Monarchy. I'm looking for another more recent type, same type of those issued now.

Then there are a couple of other Orders, such as the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (awarded last week to Bill Gates when he came for a few days business trip) and the Order of Liberty (not sure if this is the one awarded recently to Bono from the U2 and Bob Geldorf for their humanitarian causes) that by the way I don't even know how it looks as I was never able to see a picture or a draw of this one!

Hope it helps.

Best,

Dolf

More later

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 199:

Dolf

Another Red Banner 3rd awarding, not in the Display.

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 76:

Dolf

Red Banner 3rd awarding, listed as A 23.3 on Dr. Battushig's book.

Obverse:

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 149:

Dolf

Red Banner 2nd awarding, listed as A 23.2 on Dr. Battushig's book.

Obverse:

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 5380:

This Variation has 2 rivets and the S/N at 5 o'clock.

Dolf

Red Banner Type 2 (1970-2004) listed as A 24.1 on Dr. Battushig's book.

Obverse:

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 3814:

This Variation has 3 rivets and the S/N at 12 o'clock.

Dolf

Red Banner Type 2 (1970-2004) listed as A 24.1 on Dr. Battushig's book.

Obverse:

Dolf

Same, reverse, S/N 2015:

Dolf

Individual pics of a few pieces.

As both Suche-Bator on my collection have already been posted on another thread, I'm posting now my 5 ORBCV + 1 not in the Display.

Starting with a Red Banner Type 1 (1945-1970) listed as A 23.1 on Dr. Battushig's book.

Obverse:

Dolf

Have you tried researching any of the military Orders?

Rick,

Yes, for my Nevsky and my only screwback Red Banner I got nice results!

I'll try to post parts later.

For another Red Banner (a Type 3, the one on the top left corner of my Red Banners Display) I had a "dead-end"!

Dolf

Bob,

More later...

Dolf

Same, front close-up:

Dolf

Same, reverse:

Dolf

Order of the Empire, obverse:

Dolf

Excellent workmanship! Is the Order of the Tower and Sword in silver or silver plate?

Bob,

Good question!

I'm not 100% sure but I believe it's in silver.

Dolf

Military Merit Medal, front and back:

Dolf

The same, reverse:

Dolf