johnprice Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 there is no information about The Decoration for Arts and Sciences, only this web http://www.royalark.net/Albania/albania3.htm has little . i want ti know more about information about this medal and its photo or picture. Thank you .
922F Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) J. Swire reports the decoration in his article on Albanian awards in the Near East Yearbook; probably the 1931-32 edition. Artan Lame's Albanian Medals, Volume 1 cites establishment via Law of 14/05/1930 & Regulation of 24/11/1930. Lame writes that this was a project and doubts whether any examples or trial pieces exist. Filip Rrumullku's Dekorimet provides more detailed information, including establishment document images. In search of an image [project design or actual medal itself] of this item since 1966, I asked Swire and messrs Bertrand & Gardino [makers of Albanian awards in the 1930s] as well as other students without results. Mario Battstella, an Italian journalist and Skenderbeg Yilli holder, and Edith Durham [British champion of Albania] are the only people I've ever heard about as being possible recipients but I've not be able to verify either. [Durham's biographies do not mention such an award.] Never able to discover much about Battstella at all. Might say the same for the elusive or ephemeral Medal for Meritorious Service for the Royal Gendarmerie--Law of January 14, 1936. In that case, not even a suggestion of potential awardees! Edited March 11, 2020 by 922F spelchek
Zaim Qyteza Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Thank you Mr. 922F, for the detailed and rare information, about this "mysterious" medal. Regards, Zaim
Ervin Bushati Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Its very rare but this medal exist. I have seen one
johnprice Posted March 14, 2020 Author Posted March 14, 2020 really?can you show some picture of this medal?
Ervin Bushati Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 I'm sorry, i can't. A friend a collector have showed me in good faith.
922F Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Ervin, could you please describe the appearance of the medal? Did the example that you saw have a ribbon and, if so, what color? Edited March 15, 2020 by 922F spelchek
Ervin Bushati Posted March 17, 2020 Posted March 17, 2020 the ribon is black with a red stripes in the 2 sides
922F Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Like one of these? Edited March 18, 2020 by 922F add info
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