The Portugese Overseas Expeditions Medal

[Hendrik]

Gents,

Below is a picture of this medal with two bars on its ribbon, TIMOR 1895 and INDIA 1896. I have no other information than that the medal was probably instituted in 1913 (and am not even sure I've correctly identified it). The bars refer to earlier operations and may thus be retroactively awarded. I would appreciate more information on this medal and the bars that were issued with it, some historical background, anything you'd care to mention for my enlightment.

Thanks,

Hendrik

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[Ed_Haynes]

Fascinating! I have an interest in Portugese colonial awards for -- surprise, surprise -- India, but have found few images and even less reliable information.

[922F]

Russ Furtado will speak on Portuguese Campaign Medals and Bars of the 19th and 20th Centuries at the August 8-11OMSA convention; in Milwaukee, WI; other international seminar topics are "The Order of Grey-Town" – Alan Menke and "The Imperial Order of the Starry Cross" – Tim Brown

Other seminars address U.S. & UK subject matter -- full descriptions at http://www.omsa.org/content/2013-convention-seminars. The OMSA website has more convention details as well.

[paul wood]

Some good talks there. The US section has a talk with cross over to the international seminar, Jeff floyd and Bob Gill, Foreign Medal awards to the US Military. Sounds interesting. That should keep me away from the bar for a while on Thursday

Paul

[lambert]

Hello.
I asked a friend collector Portugal. these bars belong to a medal before "Medal expeditions and campaigns of the Portuguese troops" (link) (created on November 30, 1916)
The bars are medal "Rainha Dona Amélia" (link)

Medalha comemorativa das campanhas

• SUL DA ANGOLA, 1914 A 1915 (Decreto n.º2941, 18/1/1917)
• MOÇAMBIQUE, 1897-1898 (Decreto n.º2965, 1/2/1917)
• TIMOR, 1912-1913 (23/9/1918)
• MOÇAMBIQUE, 1914 A 1918 (Decreto n.º5060, 30/11/1918)
• NO MAR, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º5086, 3/1/1919)
• FRANÇA, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º5400, 12/4/1919)
• LUNDA, 1911 (14/5/1919)
• CONGO, 1914-1915 (14/5/1919)
• DEFESA MARÍTIMA, 1914-1918 (Decreto n.º5799, 28/5/1919)
• NO MAR, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º5983, 31/7/1919) + DEFESA MARÍTIMA, 1914-1918
• OCUPAÇÃO DO DISTRITO DE MOÇAMBIQUE, 1906-1913 (Decreto n.º6546, 8/4/1920)
• CUANZA-SUL, 1917-1918 (30/4/1920)
• ALÉM CUNENE, 1904 (Decreto n.º6731, 8/7/1920)
• CUANHAMA, 1915 (Decreto n.º7433, 25/6/1920)
• SATARY, 1912 (Decreto n.º7434, 18/7/1920)
• C.E.L., DEFESA MARÍTIMA, 1916-1918 (Decreto n.º1123, 4/3/1921) + FUNCHAL, DEFESA MARÍTIMA, 1916-1918 + PONTA DELGADA, DEFESA MARÍTIMA, 1916-1918
• BISSAU 1915 (10/9/1920)
• CABO VERDE 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º8613, 3/2/1923)
• DEMBOS 1918-1919 (Decreto n.º8791, 1/5/1923)
• LUNDA 1922-1923 (12/7/1924)
• LUNDA 1920 (Decreto n.º10442, 31/12/1924)
• CONGO 1918 (Decreto n.º15026, 13/1/1928)
• NORTE DE ANGOLA (anos civis desde 15/3/1961) (Decreto n.º19683, 4/2/1963)
• GUINÉ (anos civis desde 1/3/1963) (Decreto n.º20564, 7/5/1964)
• MOÇAMBIQUE (anos civis desde 1/8/1965) (Decreto n.º21941, 6/4/1966) (ver foto em cima)
• ANGOLA (anos civis desde 23/12/1966) (Decreto n.º22838, 21/8/1967) (extingue a legenda NORTE DE ANGOLA)
• AFEGANISTÃO 2007

Medalha Rainha Dona Amélia

• 23/11/1895 - [EXPEDIÇÃO A] MOÇAMBIQUE 1894-1895
• 23/11/1895 - [EXPEDIÇÃO À] INDIA 1895
• 28/8/1897 - [EXPEDIÇÃO CONTRA OS] NAMARRÃES 1896
• 4/11/1897 - [EXPEDIÇÃO À] INDIA 1896
• 8/11/1897 - [CAMPANHA DE] TIMOR 1896
• 14/12/1897 - [OPERAÇÕES EM] GAZA 1896
• 31/12/1897 - [GUERRA DE] TIMOR 1895
• 19/1/1899 - [CAMPANHA DO] HUMBE 1898
• 19/7/1901 - [GUERRA DE] TIMOR 1900
• Data desconhecida - ZAMBEZIA 1897
• Data desconhecida - ZAMBEZIA 1898
• Data desconhecida - NYASSA 1899
• 11/12/1902 - OIO 1902
• 11/12/1902 - BAILUNDO 1902
• 11/12/1902 - BARUÉ 1902
• Data desconhecida - SELLES 1902-1903
• Data desconhecida - MULONDO 1905
• Data desconhecida - CUAMATO 1907
• Data desconhecida - DEMBOS 1907
• Data desconhecida - DEMBOS 1907-1908
• Data desconhecida - GUINÉ 1908
• Data desconhecida - ANGOCHE 1910

As indicated in Article 6. Regulation of the specific this medal, published on January 18, 1917, the Campaign medals also came in direct connection to the Medal Rainha Dona Amélia, who since 1902 served as general campaign medals. All bars have been approved for the latter could be used in the new medal.

Best regards

Lambert