Iran medal?

[Noor]

Hi Gents,

I picked randomly up this medal yesterday and I would like to find out what it is.

I was quessing ruffly that it is something from Iran maybe. I remember green colour ribbon, what they commonly used and also the figure on the reverse looks from that area.

Any help would be great!

Regards,

Timo aka Noor

[oamotme]

Dear Noor,

Not an Iranian medal, The reverse is an Assyrian statue - a mythical beast called a lamassu - see the 2004 British Iraq medal and the script cuniform from Mesopotamia - now Iraq. I would suggest that this is a Western manufactured piece of some age - possibly a society award or badge?

Regards, Owain

Edited August 15, 2011 by oamotme

[Dave Danner]

Assuerus a the version of the Persian king Xerxes' name used in the Catholic Vulgate. Protestant Bibles usually use Ahasuerus.

[Guest IMHF]

It looks like it was pressed minted, what is the metal type used for this piece?

-Owain does it have the original ribbon??

Thank you

Lorenzo