Kev in Deva

Nice one ColinRF I too have great admiration for the man, he really told it like it was, much to the dismay of the "politicos" at UNHQ Security Council. He was warning for months of the planned "genocide" based upon the huge amounts of machetes he saw being stored around the country and his local intelligence network. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Another picture of this colourful Insignia. No picture of the back as yet found. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

COOPERATOR FRUNTAS UNIUNEA NATIONALA A COOPERATIVELOR AGRICOLE DIN ROMANIA COOPERATIVE LEADER NATIONAL UNION OF ROMANIAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. The "Bling-Bling" quality would be indicative of the later part of the R.S.R. period in my opinion. No picture of the rear located as yet. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Good call Greg, (Note to self, after all the dental work is complete save for new glasses. ) Kevin in Deva :lol:

Romanian R.S.R. Period Center of Instruction for Radio Technician Troops Insignia. Note: Variation? its possible the one on the right had not been fully coloured or has lost some of the coloured inlay. No picture of the rear found yet. Kevin in Deva.

Rear:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

To start this one which I bought for my wife Adriana seeing as she is an ex Ground Radar Communication Specialist whose job it was to vector aircraft to targets. CENTRUL PRINCIPAL DE TRANSMISIUNI 1 OCTOMBRIE 1948 - 1998 Diameter 33mm X 23mm Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2011/post-950-0-36891600-1312636466.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2011/post-950-0-58809300-1312636489.jpg Recent acquisition Colourful Romanian R.P.R. period Red Cross Badge. 28mm Diameter. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Sorry for the delay in commenting on your addition Alexei2102, but I have been away from my home at my holiday home and I have no access to the Internet there, another small problem was getting a lot of dental work done immediately after I returned to Deva. Great picture, can you show one of the back? Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Great to see Lorenzo, just a suggestion if you play around with the settings on your scanner or Microsoft Office Picture Manager like I did with Porky here, you get a better idea of the detail of the camo, for example. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Hi Chris, I took the liberty of brightening your picture for a better view of the details! Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/07/kerry_spokesman_stripped_of_silver_star.html mentioned in this blog as well.

Man to the right bearing medals. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Close-up of medals worn by man to the rear of the flag bearer. Kevin in Deva :cheers:

Close-up of medals worn by flag bearer. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Close-up 2. Kevin in Deva :cheers:

Close-up 1. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Recently I obtained this picture, it shows Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev pinning an award to a flag, can somebody provide any information with regards to what is going on and for which section of the Soviet Communist Party? Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Hallo Noor great looking bar, some info with regards King Carlos of Portugal:- Carlos became King on 19 October 1889. Colonial treaties with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (one signed in August 1890 that defined their African borders along the Zambezi and Congo rivers and another signed on 14 October 1899, that confirmed colonial treaties of the 17th century) stabilised the situation in Africa. These agreements were however unpopular in Portugal where they were seen as being to the disadvantage of the country. Domestically, Portugal was twice declared bankrupt - on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 - causing industrial disturbances, socialist and republican antagonism and press criticism of the monarchy. Carlos responded by appointing João Franco as prime minister and subsequently accepting parliament's dissolution. As a patron of science and the arts, King Carlos took an active part in the celebration of the 500th anniversary (in 1894) of the birth of Prince Henry the Navigator. The following year he decorated the famous Portuguese poet João de Deus in a ceremony in Lisbon. Carlos took a personal interest in deep-sea and maritime exploration, publishing an account of his own studies in this area. On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open carriage with Carlos I and his family passed through the Terreiro do Paço fronting on the river. While crossing the square, shots were fired from the crowd by two republican activists: Alfredo Costa and Manuel Buiça. Buiça, a former army sergeant and sharpshooter, fired five shots from a rifle hidden under his long overcoat. The king died immediately, his heir, Luís Filipe, was mortally wounded, and Prince Manuel was hit in the arm. The Queen alone escaped injury. The two assassins were killed on the spot by police and bodyguards; an innocent bystander was also killed in the confusion. The royal carriage turned into the nearby Navy Arsenal, where, about twenty minutes later, the Prince Royal Luis Filipe died. Several days later, the younger son, Prince Manuel, was proclaimed King of Portugal; he was the last of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty and the last king as well. Carlos was married to Princess Princess Amélie of Orléans in 1886. She was daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans. Their children were: Luis Filipe, Duke of Braganza (1887–1908). Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (1888). Manuel II, King of Portugal between 1908 and 1910 (1889–1932). Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança (1907–1995) had claimed (many years after his death) that she was the bastard daughter of King Carlos I by Maria Amélia Laredó e Murça. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hi Guys, can anybody post some of these specialist badges so I can get an idea of what we are talking about? I will be away for a few days. so no rush. Kevin in Deva,

Its just occurred to me they might be members of a Shooting-Club Band? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Another chap to the rear left with medals. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Nice array of medals. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: