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Yes, thank you Lambert for your information.

Let's hope other people will bring their own bits and pieces of valuable infos to complete this still scatered jigsaw ...

Post tenebras lux.

By the way, does anyone of you know where I could buy the "correct" ribbon or who is likely to sell one ? Even a modern issue would do the job...

I frankly do not know. Since China did not take an active part in WW1, I could only guess that its ruler actually issued this medal on the same basis as Governement of Panama issued the Solidaridad medal... But this is just my guess...

Good evening Gentlemen,

I have recently bought the following WW1 Chinese medal (see pictures in attachment).

.... BUT I am not too sure about the ribbon though... !

I gather it should be the usual 5-striped-Chinese-flag-like ribbon (black-white-blue-yellow-red).

Could anyone of you confirm?

Regarding this ribbon, does anyone know which medal it is related to?

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

Thanks Andreas for this detailed photo of this to me very appealing multiple medal bar.

Regards,

Jean-Sam.

Good evening Gentlemen,

Another "revelation" to me about the "Weimar Ordensspangen": here is an interesting... and most intriguing... photo I have recently acquired.

What really attracted me in this picture is the rather weird four-medal bar on the chest of this sharpshooter.

First of all, the EKII is actually sporting three combat bars (Mazedonien / Aisne-Champagne / Vogesen) which should normally be worn with the Kyffhaeuser-Kriegsdenkmünze.

Then, the combination of two Regiments-Erinnerungskreuz on the same "Ordensspange" (actually a "treu dem Regiment" [next to the Kyffhaeuser medal] and a "treu dem Bataillon", from what I could make out of the picture with a magnifying glass).

And last but not least, the fact that the unit bars of both regimental/bataillon crosses... have been removed... ?!?!?... but God knows WHY...??? (the small holes on the ribbons are still visible where these unit bars used to be fixed). Should anyone has an explanation, his answer would be most welcome.

Conclusion: almost everything seemed possible during the Weimar era!

All the best.

Jean-Sam.

Thank you all, Gentlemen, for your interesting and most valuable infos and viewpoints.

I just saw the following GB medal group on the Internet.

The "Rhodesia 1980" medal is there, but not the Zimbabwe Independance one...

It looks like the latter could not to be worn on GB groups... (?)

Dear Mervyn

Thank you very much for getting back to me and for your explanation.

I was actually refering to medals awarded to a British bobby sent to Rhodesia with the peace-keeping force.

(see both medals in attachment).

Although this bobby received both, was he entitled to wear both?

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

Good evening Gentlemen,

I have recently acquired two medals related to the Zimbabwe independence of 1980:

- cupro-nickel Rhodesia medal 1980, unnamed (police personnel),

- bronze Zimbabwe independence medal 1980, numbered 24214.

Although both were awarded to any individual participating in the Zimbabwe independence process of 1980, could anyone of you let me know if it was allowed to wear the Zimbabwe independence one together with other British medals in police uniform or in civvies?

Thank you in advance for your valuable information.

All the best,

Jean-Samuel Karlen.

Good evening Gentlemen,

I have recently seen an Italian medal for the campaign in Libya sporting a 1917-1918 ribbon clasp.

Could those soldiers entitled to this medal also be involved in operations in WW1 in Europe or were they "only" engaged in this colonial campaign?

In other words, were they also entitled to the WW1 trio "1915-1918", "Interallied" and "Unità d'Italia" medals?

If this is the case, what is the order of precedence on a "medagliere" (does the "Libia" medal precedes the "1915-1918" medal or is it placed after "l'Unità d'Italia")?

And, last but not least, does someone receiving the "Libia" with 1917-1918 clasp also gets the "1915-1918" medal with both 1917 and 1918 clasps?

Thank you in advance for your answers.

All the best,

Jean-Samuel Karlen.

But what about General Diaz, the hero of Vittorio Veneto's "medagliere"? Overlapping medals was authorized then? ...puzzle-puzzle...

Cheers,

Jean-Sam

But what about General Diaz, the hero of Vittorio Veneto's "medagliere"? Overlapping medals was authorized then? ...puzzle-puzzle...

Cheers,

Jean-Sam

You are right, actually... unless she had a rather impressive and "Diva-like" bosom....

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

Splendid officer!

Here is an interesting and very impressive "medagliere" of a brave Italian nurse named Teresa Floreale (see attachment).

As you can see, the SEVEN medals on the top row are attached to what looks like a typical Italian medal bar... which adds to my confusion regarding the wearing of these medals...

I take this opportunity to pay a tribute to those unarmed non-combattants who, whatever the circumstances and especially on a theatre of operations, display great courage and are an example to all.

We shall remember them!

Book: Medaglie a croce FF. AA. 1900/1989, by A. Brambilla and I. Fossati.

Very good book nicely illutrated.

The few pictures of officers and men are very interesting as well in their showing the way WW1 soldiers used to wear their medals on the chest.

I have noticed that - on the contrary to other nations, France excluded - they did not wear all their medals on one single multiple bar, one medal covering half of the next one, but every medal clearly separated from the other on two or three rows. Was that a general habit in the Italian army or was it possible to wear them in one row only (one medal on top of the other)?

At least this seller actually declared it as a copy. Good on him!

You are absolutely right: one can never be too prudent when it comes to buying rare items!

Thank you Saschaw for this info!

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

Thank you for taking on your time in this quest!

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

Thank you Sergio for this comparison.

You are right. It is much better... and safer... to wait for more acurate and knowledgeable infos.

Thank you Sergio.

Here is the picture of the front.

Cheers,

Jean-Sam

Rocketscientist,

Regarding the Terza Armata, is this the model with the error you were refering to?

Is it pricy and do you know its value on the market? Do fakes of this specific model exist?

Cheers,

Jean-Sam.

The devil always hides in the faintest details. I just couldn't see it at first... but I am sligtly short-sighted...

Still, one can hardly believe that the devil would be that desperate to even be interested in such common a cross.!