ARAB MEDALS -- Libya

[Ed_Haynes]

There is an immense (and I do mean IMMENSE) lack of reliable information on Libyan awards. Any and all identifications should be seen as tentative. Repeated promised of information have, so far, come up empty. Guess one just has to ask Colonel-Brother in person?

Some online sources, none of them very good:

http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/libya.html

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=521

http://www.medals.org.uk/libya/libya.htm

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/cintasaf.htm and scroll down to "LIBIA"

http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Africa/Lybia/Lybia.htm

http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Libya/libya.htm

Edited February 6, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Order of the Military Star (?)

A massive 70 mm. Made by Bomisa of Milan.

Edited February 6, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Order of Courage

Although it is a heavy 68 mm, Colonel-Brother wears it as a breast badge from a plain (40 mm?) red ribbon. Made by Bomisa of Milan.

[Ed_Haynes]

Liberation Medal

[Ed_Haynes]

Medal of Omar al-Mukhtar

Commemorating (?) the famous Libyan freedom fighter against Italian occupation.

Naked and unribboned, sorry.

[Ed_Haynes]

Though the ribbon color can be learned from this miniature.

[Ed_Haynes]

Al-Fatah Medal

Also known as the ?Medal for the 1969 Revolution?.

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

There is an immense (and I do mean IMMENSE) lack of reliable information on Libyan awards. Any and all identifications should be seen as tentative. Repeated promised of information have, so far, come up empty. Guess one just has to ask Colonel-Brother in person?

He has been promoted (er..., I meant promoted himself) to Major-General. No wonder that with such a lack of respect your requests remain unanswered!!!

L.

[Ed_Haynes]

He has been promoted (er..., I meant promoted himself) to Major-General. No wonder that with such a lack of respect your requests remain unanswered!!!

L.

Yes, I know, but for those around him, it is still "Colonel" -- modesty!

[IVB]

Viktor Yuschenko and Muammar al-Gaddafi. Yuschenko was awarded by the Order of Great September Revolution (Tripoli, April 2008).

[Megan]

Order of the Grand Conqueror

Badge:

[Megan]

Star:

These were sent to me by James Miller, the master goldsmith who made them! He says that he made it about 1980 and it was all hand-made - the order was for 14 sets of the insignia and the short timescale meant that there was no time to prepare steel dies!

[Paul H1]

Yes, I know, but for those around him, it is still "Colonel" -- modesty!

One of the funniest things I ever witnessed in my 22 years in the Air Force. We were conducting operations off the coast of Libya back when Libya was a "big bad guy," in American foreign policy.

Our Colonel wanted us to do something really dangerous and stupid. He kept arguing with the pilot about the mission. He finally said, "Damnit Capitain, I'm a Colonel, you're a Capitain, is there something you don't understand about this equation?" The Capitain answered, "With all due respect Sir, Qadaffi is a Colonel too."

Exit left red-faced Colonel and Capitain. Not sure what happened in the hallway, but we did do the mission the capitain's way.

Paul

[Megan]

Wissam al-Jihad

Instituted: 1971.

Awarded: For contributions to the well-being of the Libyan people.

[Megan]

Order of the Republic

Instituted: 1969.

1st Class Badge:

[Megan]

1st Class Star:

[Megan]

2nd Class - apparently a neck badge. I don't think it is accompanied by a star.

[IVB]

Megan, I love you! :love:

[Megan]

Thank you, IVB!

Kingdom of Libya: Order of Ibn Ali al-Senoussi

Instituted: 1951 by King Idris.

Awarded: For civil and military merit, in 4 classes.

1st Class Star:

[Megan]

3rd Class:

[ilja559]

Nice photo Megan !

Have You a reverce of Order of Ibn Ali al-Senoussi ?

[922F]

3rd Class:

Thank you Megan--These are most likely Bichay of Cairo made pieces with reverses similar to the style of Egyptian royal Nile order insignia. Often the center will have an Arabic Bichay mark and sometimes Egyptian silver fineness marks appear on the reverse badge body. I have not seen the flat dull green enamel type (the neck badge) before-- the brighter hue with metal work visable underneath is more typical. I

[Megan]

Today, the Kingdom's Order of Independence

Instituted in 1951 by King Idris, and awarded for civilian and military service in 4 classes.

This is the star of the 2nd Class:

[Megan]

3rd Class:

[IVB]

Order with inscription in the centre "وسام أحمد طه الصالح" (Order Ahmad Takha al-Salikh).

Diameter 84 mm. There are two marks on the reverse: "800" and "867". Manufactured by Bomisa (Milan).

Any additional info about this?