Lithuanian medal?

[JBFloyd]

It's Lithuanian, but is it a national award, local award, third prize in a cow-milking contest, or what?

[paul wood]

Jeff, Saukenai is a village in Lithuania. Kilk ir Kelk means lift and lift. on medal appears to.be a chap wearing a covid mask in a hoist. The ribbon is  lithuanian national colours. Could it b there is a factory in Saukenai which makes hoists and this is an employee award.

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[JBFloyd]

Certainly possible, Paul.  Now I'll have to learn Lithuanian to search the web for manufacturers.

[JapanX]

On 05/09/2020 at 22:09, paul wood said:

Kilk ir Kelk means lift and lift.

"Kilk ir kelk!" means "Rise and Raise".

In orginates from political pamphlet Credo. Kilk ir kelk! by Povilas Višinskis that was published in May 1901. 

On 05/09/2020 at 22:09, paul wood said:

 on medal appears to.be a chap wearing a covid mask in a hoist.  

Nope.

Povilas Višinskis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povilas_Višinskis

Edited September 7, 2020 by JapanX

[JapanX]

18 hours ago, JBFloyd said:

 I'll have to learn Lithuanian to search the web for manufacturers.

This medal was manufactured in Vilnius by the Alpera workshop http://www.alpera.lt/ and bears it mark.

 

Edited September 7, 2020 by JapanX

[JapanX]

On 05/09/2020 at 22:09, paul wood said:

Could it b there is a factory in Saukenai which makes hoists and this is an employee award.

I guess this is some kind of unofficial medal for those who corresponds to the credo postulated at obverse.

By the way, the original credo of Povilas Višinskis.

"Mūsų idealas: laisva, neprigulminga Lietuva, nusikračiusi nuo svetimų ir savų despotų, pamynusi po kojų tamsybes, išvien su kitomis liuosomis tautomis rūpinasi apie pagerinimą savo ekonomiškojo būvio ir žengia pirmyn“.

This medals appears on the market with and without ribbon bars.

Usually ribbon bars bear the names of different localities.

Second variation of this medal is known (unnumbered, unmarked, with pebbled reverse and different ribbon)

https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palendriai_(Kelmė)

 

Edited September 7, 2020 by JapanX

[JBFloyd]

I've sent an email to Alpera, so maybe some information will be available.

Thanks to JapanX for increasing my Lithuanian cultural literacy.