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Eagerly awaiting these! Jan

hi Archie, Thank you for posting those ribbons. Now the struggle begins to find some ribbons. thanks Jan. ps.I replied to your PM, happy to help.

A family friend is the grandson of the recipient of the order of the crown and he would love to know why it was awarded. All he has is the permission letter for his grandfather to wear the award in Holland.He comes from the well storied military/naval families Bueninck and Jacometti. and the gentleman in question was the Captain of several ships during the war and saw quite some action. Please see this link for more info.Henri Jan Bueninck He believes his grandfather was awarded it in either 1938 or 1939 on a trip to Italy to visit family. What info might be available and how would I go about finding it? Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is really outside my field of interest/knowledge. Thank you, Jan

Congrats Bob. One of my favourite badges. I should go visit mine in the bank sometime.

Hi there, Welcome to the forum.That would be (Battushig, badge K20) "The mongolian union of manufacturers' , Outstanding Creator badge". I always like it when badges like this are numbered. Could you post the rest of the group? would be fun to see. Cheers, Jan

Our Pleasure... You are 100% correct, that fellow is very Russian which is not uncommon for this medal. Have a look at the KKG photo thread. You'll see plenty of Russians, and others, with KKG badges and the We Won medal. Cheers, Jan https://gmic.co.uk/topic/55415-photo-gallery-of-khalkin-gol-badge-cavaliers/

Had my Russian wife take a look for you. The chap's name is Bobrov, Nikifor Ivanovich Bottom bit says, Komandir 3rd tankovoi divizii Tv. Polkovnik Nochin (tank platoon colonel Nochin) There is a posiibility that the Colonel's name is Kochin if he was a sloppy writer. Nice document. Jan

Just wow...I've been collecting homeland stuff for 5 years now, and my brother 10 years before that, and I've never seen these before. Congratulations. I wish more of the homeland stuff was available but I guess that's part of the charm!! Great stuff!!!

Well......now that is exciting!!!!

I think these are slightly better but still not great. I'm pretty sure the centre of the badge is the same as that of patriotic merit order..

Thanks, for the lovely pictures and info! I've just received another coronation badge from 1974 and am I right in thinking this might be the "gold" version of the badge or is it just wishful thinking? I've added some pictures for comparison and to see what you guys think? 1st. Badge alone front and back. 2nd. Two badges, Zero signs of the gold colour on the brown/tarnished badge. Both are brass, and not silver as the royal arc website suggests it could/should be. 3rd. Comparison with a Mongolian medal with similar gilding and screw nut which is plain brass. 4th. The badges with their more modern counterpart. Either way I'm very happy with my 2nd coronation badge. At this rate, one every 7-8 years, I might have 4 by the time I'm 60. Any thoughts? Jan

I have to agree with Bob. I’ve never seen a fake of these and the enamel is actually in pretty good shape. Price isn’t crazy either. If you’re tempted, a dealer in Canada, has one in perfect shape with document for a mere $2160.... marijuana is legal here btw. Jan

LOL it's cause you bought them all Bob!!! Just kidding. Jan

They are fun aren’t they? thought I’d join in with my early one. Jan

Hi Bob, Hope you are doing well in these crazy times. I had my wife ask her friend to translate the name for you. She's a native Farsi speaker which is for all intents and purposes the same as Dari. First of all, she is 100% sure the date on that doc is March 20th, 1969. This certainly falls within the existence of the DPRA, but certainly is well before the supposed creation of this award. Different award doc? I only sent her the little picture with the name, so I'll ask if she can confirm what the award doc is for. The name on the document is, Khayarafeen Gonga Jaaf or possibly Khayadafeen. the R and D are apparently very similar and can lead to some confusion. This is certainly a Mongolian name. Found Mr. Gongorzhav, unrelated but similar name, on page 558 of the blue bible. Again it's just for comparisons sake. Something may have been lost in transliteration. I'll post once I hear back. Jan