ARAB MEDALS -- Sudan

[Ed_Haynes]

Very little is available on the ODM of Sudan, but some scraps exist online:

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

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=715

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

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/cintasaf.htm#s where there are FOUR (!) pages on Sudan (!!!)

[Ed_Haynes]

Sudan Defence Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Established in 1933 and awarded to enlisted members of the force for eighteen years of service with good conduct.

[sabrigade]

I have accumalated a various selection of sudanese medals here in the Sudan over the past 2 years.I will gradually post them and invite comments from those who have more knowledge on the subject.I will post each item individually for detail and discussion.Some have been discussed in Ed's articles but as he has stated,not much is known on the subject.

[paul wood]

Very little is available on the ODM of Sudan, but some scraps exist online:

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

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=715

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

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/cintasaf.htm#s where there are FOUR (!) pages on Sudan (!!!)

Last site is very good, however it is more often down than up.

Paul

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice items. I see some Egyptian and UAE awards as well as the tricky Sudanese awards.

[sabrigade]

Yes,I will focus on the Sudanese items first.All the items were acquired here in the Sudan.I will hopefully have time over the next few days to add some more detail photographs.

[sabrigade]

This is a named example of the Sudan Defence Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.This particular medal was awarded to Force No 241 Atta Ullah Saad-Sudan

[Ed_Haynes]

Cordon of Honor

Worn ex officio by the president, awarded to foreign heads of state, and awarded to selected Sudanese citizens for special merit. While in many ways the Insignia of Honor and the Cordon of Honor are separate awards, they as so linked as to deserve conjoined treatment.

The Insignia of Honor:

-- Insignia of Honor ? Worn ex officio by the president and awarded to foreign heads of state. The badge is four conjoined crescents in gold, superimposed on gold filagree and embelished with stones; it is worn suspended from a collar (described below) or on a sash. The breast star is of the design of the badge but with a central gold and white-enameled lotus flower with a geometric pattern in the color of the Sudanese flag (see below). The sash is cornflower blue, with two pearl-gray stripes toward each edge, the outer stripe half the width of the inner stripe.

---- first design (1961-70) ? The badge when worn on the chain is suspended by a rhinoceros emblem. The enamel on the breast star is in blue, yellow, and green (representating the flag of the day).

---- second design (1970?) ? The badge when worn on the chain is suspended by a secretary bird emblem. The enamel on the breast star is in black, white, green, and red (representating the flag of the day).

Edited May 14, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

The Cordon of Honor:

Established: Said to have been founded 1 January 1956 and suspended in 1958. Reinstituted (founded?) by the president (Field Marshal Ibrahim Abboud) in 1961.

Obverse: Differs by division and type, see below.

Obverse: Differs by division and type, see below.

Ribbon: Differs by division and type, see below.

-- Sash of Honor ? Awarded to foreign heads of state (government?) and to a maximum of fifteen Sudanese nationals. The badge is a bronze-gilt star with eight almond-shaped points, each enameled green and bearinga red-enameled oval. The circular central medallion is enameled white and inscribed in Arabic ?Al-Sharaf?; this is surrounded by a gold crescent and an enameled band in the colors of the national flag (see below). The badge is worn on a sash over the shoulder. The breast star is similar in design to the badge. The sash is pinkish-red, with broad white edges and two blue stripes on each of these white edge stripes.

---- first design (1961-70) ? The band surrounding the central medallion is in blue, yellow, and green (representating the flag of the day).

---- second design (1970?) ? The band surrounding the central medallion is in black, white, green, and red (representating the flag of the day).

No images, sorry. Help?

Edited May 14, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Order of the Republic

Awarded for general civilian or military service to the state to both Sudanese nationals and foreigners. The general social status of the recipient determines the class awarded.

Established: 14 (16?) November 1961 by President Abboud.

Obverse: A twelve-pointed star (in both gold and platinum according to class? or silver-gilt??), with a central medallion in white enamel and the dark blue inscription in Arabic: ?The Republic of the Sudan?. This is surrounded by a gilt crescent and a band enameled in the colors of the national flag; from this band, a series of points enameled in the colors of the national flag extend into the larger star. The badge is suspended by a medallion with the state emblem, either a silver rhino or a secretary bird.

Ribbon: ???: Green, edged with purple and narrow purple stripes in the center and inside the wider edge stripes. OR: Lilac, with narrow yellow edges, a narrow yellow center stripes, and two narrow yellow stripes toward each side. ??? Reddish-purple with thin gold-yellow stripes.

-- first variety (1961-70) ? The enamel colors in the badge are ???, representing the flag of the day. Suspended by a silver rhino badge.

---- first class ? A sash (100 mm), sash badge (60 mm), and star (100 mm, worn on left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of head of state.

---- second class ? A 54 mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon with a 90-mm breast star (worn on the left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of cabinet minister or general.

---- third class ? A 54-mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel. (SHOWN BELOW.)

---- fourth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon (with rosette?). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of major and captain.

---- fifth class ? A 50-mm breast badge (actually, most badges are slightly smaller as the badge lacks the enameled points at the ends of each star point) worn from a 36-mm ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of lieutenant.

---- medal of merit in gold

---- medal of merit in ???

-- second variety (1970?) ? The enamel colors in the badge are green, white, red, and black, representing the flag of the day. Suspended by a silver secretary bird badge.

---- first class ? A sash (100 mm), sash badge (60 mm), and star (100 mm, worn on left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of head of state.

---- second class ? A 54 mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon with a 90-mm breast star (worn on the left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of cabinet minister or general. (NECK BADGE SHOWN BELOW.)

---- third class ? A 54-mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel.

---- fourth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon (with rosette?). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of major and captain.

---- fifth class ? A 50-mm breast badge (actually, most badges are slightly smaller as the badge lacks the enameled points at the ends of each star point) worn from a 36-mm ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of lieutenant.

---- medal of merit in gold

---- medal of merit in ???

[Ed_Haynes]

Order of the Two Niles

Awarded for services to the state lesser than those rewarded by the Order of the Republic. The order is awarded both to Sudanese citizens and foreign nationals. The name represents the Blue Nile and the White Nile rivers which join at the city of Khartoum.

Established: 16 November 1961 by President Abboud. Known to have been manufactured by Bichay (Cairo, Egypt) and by Garards (London, England).

Obverse: Two five-ended multi-rayed silver (also seen in silvered copper) stars, each imposed, offset, on the other, producing a ten-ended rayed star of blunt points. In the center, a while medallion with the inscription in dark blue: ?El Nilein?, or ?The Two Niles?. Suspended by a gold medallion with the state emblem.

Ribbon: Royal blue moir? with a silvery white stripe toward each edge.

-- first variety (1961-70) ? Suspended by a silver rhino badge.

---- first class ? A sash (100 mm), sash badge (60 mm), and star (100 mm, worn on left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of head of state.

---- second class ? A 54 mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon with a 90-mm breast star (worn on the left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of cabinet minister or general.

---- third class ? A 54-mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel.

---- fourth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon (with rosette?). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of major and captain.

---- fifth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of lieutenant.

-- second variety (1970?) ? Suspended by a silver secretary bird badge.

---- first class ? A sash (100 mm), sash badge (60 mm), and star (100 mm, worn on left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of head of state.

---- second class ? A 54 mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon with a 90-mm breast star (worn on the left breast). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of cabinet minister or general.

---- third class ? A 54-mm badge suspended from a 36-mm neck ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel.

---- fourth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon (with rosette?). Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of major and captain.

---- fifth class ? A 50-mm breast badge worn from a 36-mm ribbon. Awarded, approximately, to those of the rank of lieutenant.

The second/third class neck badge shown has no suspender?

[Ed_Haynes]

Evacuation Medal

Awarded to officers, military cadets, and other ranks who were serving in the People?s Armed Forces at the time of the evacuation of foreign troops from the Sudan.

Established: By the Decorations and Medals (Amendment) Act No. 30 of 1974 (retroactive to 25 May 1969).

Obverse: Circular 36-mm silvered bronze. A camel rider under the rays of the sun and between two flagstaffs on which the codominium (British and Egyptian) flags have been lowered. It is suspended from a bulbous suspension and straight bar.

Reverse: Arabic legend.

Ribbon: 34 mm, 8 mm red, 6 mm white, 2 mm black, 2 mm white, 2 mm black, 6 mm white, 8 mm red.