Humberto Corado

thank you very much Hardy!! thats the info that I was looking for! very apreciated!

thank you for the links Hardy!!! I am confused about the imperial rank insignia ( not know much about the subject) so what insignia the General's wear in their collar patches??? let say from Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall?? I have seen photos of General's without any collar insignia?? Thanks again!

thank you hunyadi!

Hello, I am wondering if any of you knows where I can find online the rank insignia of German imperial army???? from lower ranks to Generalfeldmarschall, I find the shoulder board insignia but couldn't find for example the neck insignia for Generals. Thanks in advance!

Many thanks Rick!!! interesting to know that the silver medals are not as common as its current market prices could suggest. although I suppose that they were manufactured in larger numbers than the ones that were awarded like is happen with other medals I have never seen any document for the Bravery Medals ( awarded before, during or after WWI) so I assume that during WWI this medals were awarded by the authority of the Emperor. do you know if during the 1st Austrian Republic they were awarded by the authority of President, Chancellor , etc??? hunyadi, very interesting to know the numbers of Bravery Medals awarded to Hungarians, thank you! I assume that in the numbers that Rick post the Hungarian WWI awards are included???? Thanks again!

hello all, I am wondering if there are any estatistics of awarded Austro-Hungary Golden, Silver and Bronze Bravery Medals and Silver and Bronze Signum Laudis Medals??? As it has been said before the Gro?e Milit?rverdientsmedaille was awarded thirty times. Thanks in advance!

Many thanks Rick!!!

Hello all, This is an old thread but I would like to know if any of you could help me to correctly understand. the Signum Laudis was awarded to officers as bravery medals until the Golden Bravery medal and an Silver Bravery medal 1st Class for Officers were created??? if it so the Signum Laudis were continued to be awarded after the institutuion of the Bravery medal for officers??? Thanks in advance!!

Nice image! thanks for sharing! nice set of the Grand Cross in silver!

Very well done Antonio! perhaps you want to add this national order: "Orden del libertador de los esclavos Jose Simeon Ca?as" this is the second order in importance, just behind the orden Jose Matias Delgado. Collar

Jeff, you are correct, the medals are worn chronologically, it has always been that way. however some officers do not follow the regulations and they use the medals in incorrect form Megan, yes, the police use ribbon bars too and comes in metal.

Megan, all the bars of my country comes only in metal ( 35 mm). at least for the armed forces I have never seen any cloth version (the national orders are civilian so they do not have ribbon bars) . the only ones that are used in cloth are bars of foreing decorations awarded to officers of my country. for example, in the next image, the first ribbon from left is a decoration from Venezuela, next a decoration from Taiwan, both in cloth and the last one is the Fighter bar, in metal.

hello Ivan, please follow this link http://www.medals.org.uk/panama/panama-text.htm I hope this help

this is the ribbon bar for that was used for the fighter's medal and wound medal ( if you were awarded with both)

Antonio, this is the ribbon bar for the Fighter's medal,

graduate of the Branches & services school ribbon bar for lower ranks ( sub officers, privates,etc)

years of service ribbon's bars draws

military professor ribbon bar, this award does not have a medal, it is just the ribbon bar

killed in action medal draw, this award does not have ribbon bar because just the medal is presented to the next of kin,

Antonio, I made some quick draws just to show you some of the ribbon's bars that you dont know. the 1980-1992 military campaing medal, you already have it in your website. wound medal draw

your welcome Hugh

hello Hugh, I dont know if its still in use, was awarded to my father in 1988.

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hello all, I dont know if you are familiar with this taiwan medal, if not here it is: medal awarded to foreing officers that completed the high course of political war in fu hsing kang college.

very nice medal and document Ed, made in the best japanese style