Noor Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oamotme Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Assuerus a the version of the Persian king Xerxes' name used in the Catholic Vulgate. Protestant Bibles usually use Ahasuerus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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