j-sk Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hello Gentlemen, Does anyone know which US State or city issued this WW1 commemorative medal (and its price) ? Is it possible to get further information from the Internet (i.e.: is there a specific site dedicated to this category of medals) ? Thank you in advance. Jean-Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I don't know - but it is a very nice looking older medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 This is the Medal of Solidarity, third class, of Panama. Apparently only 100 were awarded to each of the WWI allies. These are quite rare. The last one I sold (several years ago) went for US$550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Thank you very much for this valuable information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 According to A. Purves, a contingent of only 100 medals were awarded to each Allies. That makes this distinction very rare medal. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 In the mean-time I found a link particularly interesting for the Worcestershire regiment: http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/a_foreign_panama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Boy that's a score - congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 The Worcestershire Regiment site has a few minor errors, none of which apply to this medal. The second class medal is bronze, with rosette (the miniature is in silver with rosette). I've always assumed that the French miniature manufacturer was simply used to three-grade medals (bronze, silver and gold) and never got decent instructions. British troops apparently received more than 100 awards. I can document only about 90 awards to Americans. I've never seen any numbers from the other allies to back up Purves' "100 to each allied nation" claim. Maybe Lambert has some information about Brazilian recipients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Do you know who could apply for this medal or what were the criteria for attribution? Was it distributed on a "one-per-regiment" base...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 20/07/2013 at 20:17, JBFloyd said: This is the Medal of Solidarity, third class, of Panama. Apparently only 100 were awarded to each of the WWI allies. These are quite rare. The last one I sold (several years ago) went for US$550. Hi Jeff, not sure if you know the answer to this or not, bit I have just bought one in bronze and was intrigued. I have also read in several places that Panama issued 100 to each of the WWI allied countries, and in gold, silver and bronze varieties. What is not clear to me is whether 1/ 100 medals were issued in total to each country (as a mix of gold, silver, bronze of maybe variable proportions) or 2/ whether there were 100 of each metal (100 gold, 100 silver, 100 bronze) or 3/ were there 100 bronze and maybe fewer silver and then 1 or 2 gold per country. Clearly option 2 seems very unlikely - why have 100 gold per country, but any thoughts on this? thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brouillard Jr. Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) I believe that the Gold version was awarded to General Officers, Holders of the Medal of Honor, and The Unknown Soldier. The one in the photo may be a French period copy due to the large ball suspension. Bill Edited September 18, 2022 by Bill Brouillard Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 18/09/2022 at 02:40, Bill Brouillard Jr. said: I believe that the Gold version was awarded to General Officers, Holders of the Medal of Honor, and The Unknown Soldier. The one in the photo may be a French period copy due to the large ball suspension. Bill Hi Bill, I have tried to find as many photos on the web as I can find of the bronze versions and they all seem to have the same size ball suspension. It would be interesting to know if anyone out there has some tell-tale signs / measurements they use to distinguish a real medal from a later copy. The other link I found was this one, from a UK regimental museum site Panama Decorations and Awards - Worcestershire Regiment as it details the award of the Panama medal to an actual, named British soldier. In this case, despite being a Victoria Cross holder (the highest gallantry medal in the British Empire) he was awarded a bronze medal because of his rank. best wishes Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brouillard Jr. Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I had an opportunity years ago to examine the US Medal Bar of General Andre Brewster and his bar had at the end a Gold Panama Solidarity Medal (It was marked 14k) - I think he was Pershings Chief of Staff in WWI. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) A picture of the medal group of US Major General Andre W. Brewster including the Panamese Solidarity Medal. Regards Herman Edited March 13, 2023 by Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 10:00, Herman said: A picture of the medal group of US Major General Andre W. Brewster including the Panamese Solidarity Medal. Regards Herman That's an excellent group. Good to see the Panama Medal of Solidarity in a group rather than being loose. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I found this medalgroup of Brigadier J.S. Nicholson, British Army online. It contains a Panamese Medal of Solidarity. regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brouillard Jr. Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 13/03/2023 at 05:00, Herman said: A picture of the medal group of US Major General Andre W. Brewster including the Panamese Solidarity Medal. Regards Herman Nice pic Herman - I think it is my pic - It’s always proper to give credit to the original poster when you use a photo. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 09/02/2024 at 03:15, Bill Brouillard Jr. said: Nice pic Herman - I think it is my pic - It’s always proper to give credit to the original poster when you use a photo. Bill Indeed. You are right. I apologize. It seems you gave the credits to yourself now. 👍 regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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