asandy Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Some of my medals issued for Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Welcome asandyI have to admit that these are the first that I have ever seen.....Can you please identify them?????Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 1. Humanitarian Service Medal2. Fifth Summit of the Americas Medal3. Unknown4. Efficiency MedalI may know what (most) of them are, but I would appreciate further details about terms of award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 "5th Summit of the Americas medal"? Sounds positively... Waltish. Awarded for exemplary car park security or...? Seriously, though, how would one qualify and how many may have been issued? Enquiring minds wish to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heusy68 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hello Gentlemen, the third medal in the row is Medal for the 50th Anniversary of Independence in 2012. Emmanuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Some what embarassed by my initial post on the Summit of the Americas medal, I've looked it up and from what fragmentary information I've found I believe it was awarded to members of the Trinidad and Tobaggo Defence Force who were actively deployed during the 2009 Summit. As I suspect that many members of the Force are territorial/militia, I'd guess that this would represent their only active deployment for some. The then commander of the T&TFF, elected a member of Parliament in September this year, was awarded it "for exemplary service during the hosting of the Summit". Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Emmanuel and Peter, thank you both for additional information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heusy68 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hello Asandy & others Gentlemen, To help this topic, I post the obverse & reverse photo of Asanty Awards (similar medal, from my collection, with the sole exception of the Humanitarian Service Medal) : 1 Humanitarian Service Medal 2 Fifth Smmit of the America's 2009 3 Trinidad & Tobago 50 th Anniversary of Indepence Medal 4 Efficiency Medal I hope this help. Regards. Emmanuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilja559 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Some photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wilkinson Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) I feel bound to comment on how poorly made and designed, the majority of these medals appear to be. This coupled by the somewhat haphazard way in which they are worn (by some, not all) does not, in my opinion, reflect well upon Trinidad and Tobago. Dave. Edited September 30, 2020 by Dave Wilkinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heusy68 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hello Gentlemen, Hello Dave, Yes on Trinidad & Tobago Medal, quality greatly vary. I have been to Port of Spain ounce, to met someone who is a bit involved in phaleristic, there. I have come back home with several medals, and also a lot more of photo. I can tell you, that I have seen a Defense Force Efficiency Medal in real heavy silver. By the way the same remark is relevant for some african countries medals. For exemple the first strikes of the Botswana Defense force Medal were of silver, the more recent one were of silver plated metal (not bad actually, but cheaper to mint). same for Zambia, same Senegal....no matter if ex british or ex french colonies.....and in many others countries of the world, even in Europe, awards that exist for sometilmes 150 years have seen their manufacturing quality decreasing in the modern time. By the way, I agree with Dave, the way, most of the servicemen carries their medals, is a bit "chaotic", but again, they are not the onliest country in the world in the situation. Regards to all. Emmanuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu_00 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This is an extremely interesting topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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