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Soviet Here's where I started...1,000 posts ago
DutchBoy replied to Riley1965's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Riley, Those are 1000 posts that have enriched this forum....keep up the great work!! -
Soviet That "Other" Soviet forum
DutchBoy replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
I remember this happening a year or two ago as well. Then it was a misunderstanding between the owner of the forum and the provider as I recall. The issue was resolved in a day or two then. I don't go there much anymore, but have great memories of that forum, and loads of useful info. For now I like this forum better... -
Soviet First Soviet Medal bought...
DutchBoy replied to Rich's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Rich, You've dipped your feet in the Soviet orders pool....all I can say is: Get ready to swim! -
Victoria Cross for sale on E-bay
DutchBoy replied to yank44's topic in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals
VC.....so simple.....so cool! Just as a matter of interest, does anyone know if any VCs to South Africans have been sold recently? I hear 27 were issued to South Africans through both world wars. p.s. Ralph, is that a real one or a copy you've got there? Cause if it's a real one...NICE WORK THERE!!!! -
EK 1939 Spangen 1 and 2
DutchBoy replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
That would truly be an excellent premise for a horror movie for us medal guys..... -
EK 1914 Put Some Iron In Your Cross
DutchBoy replied to Ralph A's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
I thought at first the whiskey I had was too strong for me.....thank God it was just the pictures! Cool post! -
Soviet Sotheby's Cancels Auction of Russian Orders
DutchBoy replied to JimZ's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
I think it must be said that Russian law does not apply to any other country, so if the Russian government claims a certain piece is stolen, they would need to produce some evidence of that fact first. No foreign law enforcement agency anywhere would confiscate an item unless clear evidence that it was stolen is produced. If it ever came to that, realistically I think they would only ever bother to prosecute a handful of easily proven cases (in which case I would support it if they were actually stolen). All in all, though, I think the Russian authorities would end up being more embarrassed than anything else after a while, and not many countries would go along with what is clearly a waste of time. -
Apart from that dealer breaking up groups The greatest sin next to murder!! They also have prices that are simply unbelievable! I don't know about the Imperial German stuff that much, but the stuff they're selling from other countries are typically AT LEAST 30-50% more than from many other dealers. To their credit though, they sell some very nice stuff!
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This is the De Wet Decoration for 20 years' service in the Commandos of the South African Defence Forces. The medal was instituted in 1965 - 2003. Clasps were available for 30 and 40 years' service. There is also a de Wet medal, instituted in 1987, for 10 years' service. It is similar to the present medal, but in bronze. Depicted on the obverse is General Christiaan de Wet, who was an Afrikaner commander during the Boer War. The image is taken from a statue in Bloemfontein. This medal is numbered 45 on the rim, making it one of the earliest awarded. It was awarded to Kommandant M. J. Claasen of the Kirkwood Commando (see box next post).
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Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Awards
DutchBoy replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
I've never even heard of someone having some of those pieces in a private collection....SWEET!!! -
Soviet What has happenned to the Soviet Order?
DutchBoy replied to JimZ's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
The high military orders have been continued by the Russian Federation, like the Nakhimov, Ushakov, Nevsky, Suvorov, and Kutuzov. As far as I know the Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order has not been continued by the Russians, presumably because of its Ukrainian connection (and the fact that Ukraine now has its own version of the Khmelnitsky Order). The order of Service to the Motherland has been taken up by Belarus, who made a few minor changes to it. -
Ed's Soviet Swamp
DutchBoy replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in USSR: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Very nice as always Ed. Cool to have an Afghan connection...fits right in with your other interests... -
Hi Order of Victory, This is the North Vietnamese Friendship Decoration, established on 20 june 1960. It was one of only two Vietnamese awards to be serial numbered, and were manufactured somewhere in Eastern Europe. Around 20,000 were issued. source: "Orders, Decorations and Badges of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" by Edward J. Emering (1997).
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Very nice items!