Nord de Angola 1961-1963

[peter monahan]

Hello

I have come across one of these medals to a Portugese soldier, wounded in action apparently.  His grandson, my contact, is interested in findign out what he can about the medal - award criteria, numberes issued, etc - and the campaign(s) for which it was awarded.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Peter

[Marcon1]

 

THE PORTUGUESE ARMED FORCES CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL

Created in November, 30, 1916, by decree nr. 2870, together with the War Cross, this medal commemorated the campaigns of the armed forces outside metropolitan Portugal, mainly due to the context of the Portuguese participation in World War I.

As indicated in Article 6 of the specific regulations to this medal, published January 18, 1917, the Campaign medal was also directly linked to the Queen D. Amélia medal, which, since 1902, worked as a general service medal. All campaign bars approved for the latter could be used in the former.

The CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL awards “the military who have served in campaign situation” (Art. 46, Regulation 2002).

 

 

 

 

DESIGN
 

OBVERSE: National emblem, encircled with the legend «CAMPANHAS E COMISSÕES ESPECIAIS DAS FORÇAS ARMADAS PORTUGUESAS» (Campaigns and Special Commissions of the Portuguese Armed Forces), in uppercase elzevir font, encircled in turn by a laurel wreath; on top, a mural crown with 5 towers;

REVERSE: disc with, on the upper part, a National Banner; imposed on it, the figures of a soldier of the Army, to the right, a soldier of the Air Force, in the middle, and a sailor of the Navy, to the left, standing on a pedestal; encircling, the legend «ESTE REINO É OBRA DE SOLDADOS» (This Kingdom is the Work of Soldiers”), in uppercase elzevir font; on top, the same crown mural, as on the obverse.
 

The models from 1917 till today

CLASPS APPROVED FOR THIS MEDAL

I World War and Colonial campaigns
(South Angola) Sul de Angola, 1914 A 1915 (Decreto n.º 2941, 18/1/1917)
Moçambique, 1897-1898 (Decreto n.º 2965, 1/2/1917)
Timor, 1912-1913 (Decreto n.º ..., 23/9/1918)
Moçambique, 1914 A 1918 (Decreto n.º 5060, 30/11/1918)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5086, 3/1/1919)
França, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5400, 12/4/1919)
Lunda, 1911 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
Congo, 1914-1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
(Maritime Defence) Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918 (Decreto n.º 5799, 28/5/1919)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5983, 31/7/1919) + Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918
(Mozambique District Occupation) Ocupação do Distrito de Moçambique, 1906-1913 (Decreto n.º 6546, 8/4/1920)
Cuanza-Sul, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º ..., 30/4/1920)
Além-Cunene, 1904 (Decreto n.º 6731, 8/7/1920)
Cuanhama, 1915 (Decreto n.º 7433, 25/6/1920)
Satary, 1912 (Decreto n.º 7434, 18/7/1920)
(Maritime Defence) C.E.L., Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 (Decreto n.º 1123, 4/3/1921) + Funchal, Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 + Ponta Delgada, Defesa Marítina, 1916-1918
Bissau 1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 10/9/1920)
Cabo Verde 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 8613, 3/2/1923)
Dembos 1918-1919 (Decreto n.º 8791, 1/5/1923)
Lunda 1922-1923 (Decreto n.º ..., 12/7/1924)
Lunda 1920 (Decreto n.º 10442, 31/12/1924)
Congo 1918 (Decreto n.º 15026, 13/1/1928)

2nd half of the XX century
(North Angola) Norte de Angola (anos civis desde 15/3/1961) (Decreto n.º 19683, 4/2/1963)
Guiné (anos civis desde 1/3/1963) (Decreto n.º 20564, 7/5/1964)
Moçambique (anos civis desde 1/8/1965) (Decreto n.º 21941, 6/4/1966)
Angola (anos civis desde 23/12/1966) (Decreto n.º 22838, 21/8/1967) (extinguishes "Norte de Angola")
Afeganistão 2008

Kosovo 2012-2013

 

 

[sumserbrown]

On 06/08/2023 at 01:59, Marcon1 said:

 

THE PORTUGUESE ARMED FORCES CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL

Created in November, 30, 1916, by decree nr. 2870, together with the War Cross, this medal commemorated the campaigns of the armed forces outside metropolitan Portugal, mainly due to the context of the Portuguese participation in World War I.

As indicated in Article 6 of the specific regulations to this medal, published January 18, 1917, the Campaign medal was also directly linked to the Queen D. Amélia medal, which, since 1902, worked as a general service medal. All campaign bars approved for the latter could be used in the former.

The CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL awards “the military who have served in campaign situation” (Art. 46, Regulation 2002).

 

 

 

 

DESIGN
 

OBVERSE: National emblem, encircled with the legend «CAMPANHAS E COMISSÕES ESPECIAIS DAS FORÇAS ARMADAS PORTUGUESAS» (Campaigns and Special Commissions of the Portuguese Armed Forces), in uppercase elzevir font, encircled in turn by a laurel wreath; on top, a mural crown with 5 towers;

REVERSE: disc with, on the upper part, a National Banner; imposed on it, the figures of a soldier of the Army, to the right, a soldier of the Air Force, in the middle, and a sailor of the Navy, to the left, standing on a pedestal; encircling, the legend «ESTE REINO É OBRA DE SOLDADOS» (This Kingdom is the Work of Soldiers”), in uppercase elzevir font; on top, the same crown mural, as on the obverse.
 

The models from 1917 till today

CLASPS APPROVED FOR THIS MEDAL

I World War and Colonial campaigns
(South Angola) Sul de Angola, 1914 A 1915 (Decreto n.º 2941, 18/1/1917)
Moçambique, 1897-1898 (Decreto n.º 2965, 1/2/1917)
Timor, 1912-1913 (Decreto n.º ..., 23/9/1918)
Moçambique, 1914 A 1918 (Decreto n.º 5060, 30/11/1918)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5086, 3/1/1919)
França, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5400, 12/4/1919)
Lunda, 1911 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
Congo, 1914-1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
(Maritime Defence) Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918 (Decreto n.º 5799, 28/5/1919)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5983, 31/7/1919) + Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918
(Mozambique District Occupation) Ocupação do Distrito de Moçambique, 1906-1913 (Decreto n.º 6546, 8/4/1920)
Cuanza-Sul, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º ..., 30/4/1920)
Além-Cunene, 1904 (Decreto n.º 6731, 8/7/1920)
Cuanhama, 1915 (Decreto n.º 7433, 25/6/1920)
Satary, 1912 (Decreto n.º 7434, 18/7/1920)
(Maritime Defence) C.E.L., Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 (Decreto n.º 1123, 4/3/1921) + Funchal, Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 + Ponta Delgada, Defesa Marítina, 1916-1918
Bissau 1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 10/9/1920)
Cabo Verde 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 8613, 3/2/1923)
Dembos 1918-1919 (Decreto n.º 8791, 1/5/1923)
Lunda 1922-1923 (Decreto n.º ..., 12/7/1924)
Lunda 1920 (Decreto n.º 10442, 31/12/1924)
Congo 1918 (Decreto n.º 15026, 13/1/1928)

2nd half of the XX century
(North Angola) Norte de Angola (anos civis desde 15/3/1961) (Decreto n.º 19683, 4/2/1963)
Guiné (anos civis desde 1/3/1963) (Decreto n.º 20564, 7/5/1964)
Moçambique (anos civis desde 1/8/1965) (Decreto n.º 21941, 6/4/1966)
Angola (anos civis desde 23/12/1966) (Decreto n.º 22838, 21/8/1967) (extinguishes "Norte de Angola")
Afeganistão 2008

Kosovo 2012-2013

 

 

 

This might not be the right place to post but I will follow on from this thread as it seems a relevant place, Maybe I can pick the brain of Marcon1

Rob

 

 

 

I bought these medals recently from a bric-a-brac market in Lisbon. I have no reason to question if they are genuine but I have questions as they seem to be made of different metals, are different sizes and thicknesses and have different ribbons.

 

 

[sumserbrown]

Medal 1 has a diameter of 38.8mm and thickness 3.1mm at the 3 o'clock position Dense metal

Medal 2 diameter 37,7mm, thickness 1.4mm. Same density metal as #1

Medal 3 diameter 38.0mm, thickness 1.7mm but noticeably less dense metal

 

Is this all normal?

thanks in advance

Rob

[Marcon1]

Hiya,

 

Although Angola is not my field of collecting, here are some observations.

 

Medal 1 is the 1949-71 version.

 Text on front = different than on the next 2.

 

Medal 2 and 3 are the 1971-2002 versions.

Also, note the different loops at top of medal.

As with many long running medals there can be different manufacturers which might explain the differences.

As for the ribbon, it should be red-green-red, but the red-white-red could be a variation denoting different branch of the armed forces.

For these please ask someone with more knowledge concerning Portuguese medals/ribbons.

 

Regards, Marcon1.

 

[sumserbrown]

OK, many thanks!

Rob