Ed_Haynes Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) This medal was "liberated" by a friend from Kuwait City after its "liberation" in Gulf War II.What is it? The reverse is blank. I assume it is Arab, but . . . ???? Edited September 13, 2005 by Ed_Haynes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 For some reason it looks Japanese to me... No idea why, just a first impression at a glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Ed,Any pic of the back ?Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Ed,Any pic of the back ?Ch.The reverse is completely plain, except for a mint-mark. Looks like "AB" to me: Bertrand? Edited January 11, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 To me it looks like a very asian sun with a character in in.So I think it could be asian....But then... what was it doing there?????Perhaps a medal collector is now missing one of his pieces Kind regards,Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 The reverse is completely plain, except for a mint-mark. Looks like "AB" to me: Bertrand?Ed,I'm afraid, nothing related to Arthus-Bertrand...Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Ed,I'm afraid, nothing related to Arthus-Bertrand...Ch.I know, Christophe, I was grasping at anything I could. I see no reason to expect "Asian", so the mystery stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 It is the Sanskrit .But I think the medal is not from India.It looks like from Nepal or Sri Lanka.An unofficial medal,maybe used by a Buddhist temple,or a kind of amulet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 It is the Sanskrit .But I think the medal is not from India.It looks like from Nepal or Sri Lanka.An unofficial medal,maybe used by a Buddhist temple,or a kind of amulet.No, it certainly isn't Sanskrit, and it is TOTALLY unlike anything I have seen in South Asia over the past 35 years or so.Thanks for the guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 No, it certainly isn't Sanskrit, and it is TOTALLY unlike anything I have seen in South Asia over the past 35 years or so.Thanks for the guess though.I would assume it is also totally unlike anything you have seen in the Arab world over 35 years.What makes you so sure it IS Arab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 I would assume it is also totally unlike anything you have seen in the Arab world over 35 years.What makes you so sure it IS Arab?I am not. Except it was "obtained" in Kuwait after its "liberation" during Gulf War II by a US soldier. Beyond that I do not know. Yet, as people so often intone: provenance.I agree that the overall design "vocabulary" is wrong for anything Arab (except, maybe, Saudi Arabian, but no one has ever seen any such thing from that side).I love puzzles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I was just flipping through a japanese site... no matches, but the white enamel with the red circle just somehow makes it look like the unofficial bastard cousin to the official japanese medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 can we get a full scan of the back? ribbon included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) can we get a full scan of the back? ribbon included?Absolutely, Chris (now that I've fetched it from "storage"). Enjoy. (Not much exciting here, though.) Edited January 25, 2007 by Ed_Haynes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oamotme Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Gentlemen, This has long been a mystery but I am pleased to advise this is the Algerian Wound Medal - the ribbon is incorrect and should be white and red. Owain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gentlemen, This has long been a mystery but I am pleased to advise this is the Algerian Wound Medal - the ribbon is incorrect and should be white and red. Owain Great info: Lorenzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Gentlemen, This has long been a mystery but I am pleased to advise this is the Algerian Wound Medal - the ribbon is incorrect and should be white and red. Owain Excellent!! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Gentlemen, This has long been a mystery but I am pleased to advise this is the Algerian Wound Medal - the ribbon is incorrect and should be white and red. Owain Well done! How did you manage that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 ......from net. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Hello everybody, the correct name of this decoration: Algeria Medaille de Blesse sans Citation Adam: The foto is mine - but no problem! AB is the shortcut of the manufacturer from germany! Chris: Your answer is also allright And please note: I will sell the hole set in swap area Thanks Elvis Edited November 12, 2009 by Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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