Unknown medal (yet another)

[El Ninja]

Hi, I bought this medal years ago, and since then I haven't been able to identify  it. Help would be appreciated.

[Marcon1]

Republic of Pakistan: 100th Anniversary of Quaid I Azam Medal

Tamgah-i-Sad Saala Jashan-i-Wiladat-i-Quaid-i-Azam

Ribbon: Diagonal white and green stripes.

Instituted: 25 December 1976.

Awarded: To commemorate the centenary of the birth of Muhammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), the 'Quaid-i-Azam' (Great Leader), the founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan.

 

 

Marcon1

 

Text & Pictures from Megan's Medalsoftheworld site = good place for information & pictures ?

[El Ninja]

Thank you!  I figured it must be something tied to the Britain.

[Rusty Greaves]

Sorry to be redundant, Marcon1's & El Ninja replies did not show up on my refreshed screen until I was posting this.

 

Floyd's Medals (https://floydsmedals.com/product/pakistan-medal-for-centennial-of-quaid-i-azam/) identifies this as a Pakistanis medal, Medal for Centennial of Quaid-i-Azam, with the brief description: "Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan, serving as its first governor-general after long service in the Indian parliament. He is referred to as “Quaid-i-Azam” (Great Leader)." The  example on their webiste is identified as Product ID: A-3447, and is offered for $25. 

 

the Military Glories Past & Present website (https://militaryglories.co.uk/medal-commemorative-of-the-centenary-birth-anniversary-of-the-great-leader-1976-tamgha-i-sad-saala-22-p.asp) has an example on offer for £12.00. 

 

Medal Medaille inlcudes the following description (http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=3546of previously sold example (PK120, shown below): "Circular cupro-nickel medal on scroll and bar suspension; the face with the head and shoulders portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah facing left, circumscribed in Urdu; the reverse with the star and crescent of Pakistan, an inscription in Urdu above, laurel branches to either side, dated ‘25 December 1976’ below in Urdu letters and numerals; slight age oxidisation marks; on replaced correct ribbon. The medal was instituted to mark the centenary of the birth of the ‘قائد اعظم’ (Quaid-e-Azam = Great Leader), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), founder and first leader of the independent state of Pakistan whose extraordinary life and achievements make him one of the great figures of the 20th Century."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 28, 2022 by Rusty Greaves