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My mistake..

I thought we were still talking about the Bunyoro medals (as this topic is about the Bunyoro)...

JDM, the statutes have been changed in 2010....

I'll send you an email, along with some pictures.. :-)

Alas, these Bunyoro modern constructions are all a result of and largely organised by the usual US gong-hunting mafia. You can see their handywork elsewhere with their inventions for the exiled King of Rwanda and others. Invariably, most of the appointments go to these same North American fancy-dress wearers, who also seem to bag most of the positions of officers of the orders. Many is the instance where these officers use their positions to sell membership to their unsuspecting fellow social-climbing compatriots, too foolish to know what to do with their money.

There never was an order of coronet wearers "acknowledged by the British Empire twice, in 1933 and 1955". What there was, was a rank of high chiefs or a chiefly class of counsellors to the ruler of Bunyoro-Kitara (Mukama). They were given a special coronet (Kondo) as a symbol of office and these offices could be made hereditary, if the Mukama so wished. They formed an order or class of society in the same way as the peerage or baronetage could be termed an order of society. Though the a better analogy would actually be "Privy Counsellors".

There were no medals, badges, stars, sashes, ribbons, collars or anything else even remotely resembling a decoration or order of chivalry or merit.

Comparing this American invention to the Danish Order of the Elephant wil make poor Queen Margrethe weep!

This is of course, quite different from the Order of the Shield and Spears of the neighbouring kingdom Buganda and the Order of the Crown, Lion and Shield of the kingdom of Toro.Both mentioned by JDM. These two orders were indeed legitimate orders of chivalry or merit.

Cheers,

James

Your point about the order being an ancient form of baronage, is actually pointed out by HM the King in several places, including the complete statues of the order.

Also, the US firm that you are talking about, are no longer affiliated with the Kingdom, due to the points that you have also posted here.

Hi all..

The danish soldiers who just came home from Afghanistan had a parade in Copenhagen yesterday.

If anybody want full resolution pictures (10 megapixel), just tell me..

Below are interesting medal-combinations:

Danish Home Guard soldier - Nice to see volunteers do some INTOPS-service:

(Note the left medal is the NEW medal for INTOPS in Afghanistan)

It's not everyday you see a Danish Captain with a US Army medal. Unfortunately he was in a hurry, so I didn't find out how he got it.

A Danish Captain with both Médaille de la Défense Nationale from France and the.. Ehm.. Is it the Nordstjärneorden 1st class or is it the Nordstjärnemedaljen? (Order of the North Star or Medal of the North star).

Interesting to see he has both medals from France and Sweden.

I talked shortly to the Generals earlier on the day, but when I met them again the didn't have time for picture-taking.

From left to right: Generalmajor (Major General), Oberst (Colonel), Brigadegeneral (Brigadier General) and behind them on the right is a Generál-Mayór (Major General).

And this is just a nice picture, i wanted to share:

What is the logo/icon on the back?

Normally I don't like the Austrian/German way of mounting ribbons, but this is a BEAUTY!

So you may have one medal for ISAF and one medal for combat that are 100% the same, the only diffirence being the clasp?

What if a german soldier have been deployed several places?

May he then wear one Service Medal for ISAF and one for UNIFIL for example?

Is this a NEW medal, or do you just get to add the clasp to your current medal?

Ie may a recipient wear one for the mission and one for the combat action?

Very interesting posting. Thank you for sharing it. I like how there is a different award for those who died. They deserve a seperate honor.

It has been wanted by the soldiers ever since the first medal came in 1996..

14 years under way - But it came..

There are also a lot of other new danish medals (january 2010) that I will post about later..

BEFORE 2010

Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Faldne og Sårede

English: The Defence Medal for Fallen and Wounded

Instituted October 2nd 1996 by Queen Margrethe II. Discontinued 31st December 2009.

Designed by Jan Petersen.

Official abbreviation: Fsv.M.Fa.

Awarded to personel wounded or killed in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.

May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been wounded during it.

Second award gets a Oak leaf in silver, and third award gets a gold leaf.

An inscription is added to the reverse of the medal. The following inscriptions are known: (number awarded)

• SÅRET I TJENESTE 1991 (1)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 1993 (5)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 1994 (1)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 1995 (15)
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2002 (3)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2002 (3)
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2003 (1)
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2005 (2)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2005
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2006 (4)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2006
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2007 (7)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2007
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2008 (13)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2008
• FALDET I TJENESTE 2009 (7)
• SÅRET I TJENESTE 2009

AFTER 2010

Divided into 2 medals. One for killed and one for wounded.

Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Faldne

English: The Defence Medal for Fallen

Instituted January 1st 2010 by Queen Margrethe II.

Designed by Jan Petersen.

Awarded to personel killed in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.

May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been killed during it.

Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Sårede

English: The Defence Medal for Wounded

Instituted January 1st 2010 by Queen Margrethe II.

Designed by Jan Petersen.

Awarded to personel wounded in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.

May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been wounded during it.

Second award gets a Oak leaf in silver, and third award gets a gold leaf.

The Order of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega (also known as The Most Honourable Order of Duty and Inflexibility of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega and Saint Thomas More) is the third highest royal order of merit of the Kingdom and is awarded solely by the King.

Awarded to persons who have shown dutiful, inflexible, goal-oriented and/or financial commitment to the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.

The Order consists of the following 7 grades:

Companion (CK)

Knight (KCK)

Officer (OCK)

Commander (CCK)

Grand Officer (GOCK)

Grand Cross (GCCK)

Grand Collar (GCCKC)

Officer:

Wikipedia article

The Order of the Engabu (English: Order of the Shield) is a single-grade royal order, within the Kingdom of Bunyoro and is awarded solely by the King. The order was established in 2010.

The Order is awarded for "All that makes for the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind and Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom in particular, and those who promote work for humanity and charity, for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering or danger".

The Order is junior to the Omujwaara Kondo, but still remains a VERY exclusive order.

Complete article

The Order of the Omujwaara Kondo (English: Order of the Coronet Wearer) is the oldest and highest royal order of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and is awarded solely by the King. It is a single-grade honor, separated into two classes - Class I and Class II. Class I is limited to other royal families of the world and heads of state, while Class II is open to all persons.

The Order was originally more a type of nobility, as people where awarded a crown, a title, land and an estate, much like know from Europe.

Recently the Order was changed, to an actual order, like known in Europe.

The Order has been acknowledged by the British Empire twice, in 1933 and 1955.

The order is still a VERY high grade and exclusive, and can be compared to, for example the Danish "Order of the Elephant"

Complete article

Hi all.

I will tell a bit about the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara in Uganda in this post, and in the following couple of posts I will tell about the orders of the Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Bunyoro Kitara has been in existence for many years, their recorded history goes back to about the 1400s..

In the 1890s the Kingdom was torn apart by British occupation, but in the 1900s the relationship improved.

In WW1 the Kingdom supported the British in their Africa-campaign.

The Kingdom was banned by dictators like Idi Amin, but in 1994 it was re-instituted as a part of the Ugandan Constitution.

Wikipedia about the Kingdom

In common for all the Orders below, are that the recipient must be 25 years of age, to enter the Order.

Hi all..

I'll just use this topic for my question, since Dolf has allready said some of it..

Does anybody know more about the 8 grades of the medal?

What are the different grades awarded for?

EDIT:

I've found this:

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2174

This is the 7th grade, so i suppose the 8th grade is also for donations and so on, like the 7th...

Hi all..

On medals.lava.pl, under US and "Presidential & Congressional Civilian Awards", there is a ribbon called "President's Champions Medal"..

What is this medal given out for?

Is it related to the Presidential Champions/Presidents Challenge?