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    Question about Zogu's The Decoration for Arts and Sciences


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    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! 

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    Ervin, could you please describe the appearance of the medal?  Did the example that you saw have a ribbon and, if so, what color?  

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