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World Medals

AFGHANISTAN

   
 

Nadir Shah silver service medal, 1920s period, ornate scripts, no ribbon

£10

AUSTRIA

   
 

Franz-Josef Commemorative medal; large format in gilt bronze - rev. date 2. Dezember 1873, on tri-fold yellow and black ribbon.

£17

 

King Charles medal in low-grade metal (Carolus) ; Laeso Militi MCMXVIII

£15

 

Karl-Truppenkreuz medal, 1916

£15

 

Bronze medal for Bravery - Fortitudini; obv bust of King Karl r.

£14

 

1908-1848 Golden jubilee medal for Franz-Josef, pleasing tri-fold ribbon

£14

 

Another, gilding slightly faded.

£9

 

Signum Memoriae medal - 1848-1898; obv Franz-Josef, red tri-fold ribbon

£12

BELGIUM

   
 

WW1 Victory medal

£8

 

WW1 War medal

£8

 

Another, set red enamelled cross on ribbon (indicating a wounded soldier)

£15

 

WW1 medal for War Volunteers, rev. reads "Volontariis" Rare now.

£23

 

Another, rarer rev legend reads "Voluntariis"

£25

 

WW1 Croix du Feu (Cross of Fire)

£15

 

WW2 Croix de Guerre, L III (Leopold III), set lion roundel, in case of issue

£30

 

WW2 Commemorative 1940-45; Lion's head over V set large crossed swords

£10

 

Another, set bar 'Bataille de Belgique 1940'

£17

 

Another, set small swords, small oval bar ' Pays Bas 1944-45' and crown

£17

 

WW2 Colonial medal, uniface. 1940 1945. Twin busts right, of soldiers

£10

 

WW1/WW2 Gratitude medal from ONAC (aka NWOS); silvered, 3 military heads facing left, with dates of both wars.

£18

 

Veterans gilt and enamelled cross (red/white - European Confederation of old combattants). Attractive cross design with european-style blue ribbon.

£15

 

Order of Work - Industrial Decoration, 1st class in Larebeke case + miniature

£20

 

Order of Work - Industrial Decoration, 2nd class in Larebeke case + miniature

£16

     

BRUNEI.

   
 

Gilt medal accoutrement for high order; made by Spink

£5

 

Another, similar but smaller

£4

 

Another, similar but with 2 supporting hands

£3

 

SET of all three………..

£10

BULGARIA.

   
 

WW2 Commemorative medal - 23/9/1944 under soldier's bust / 20 years

£7.50

 

WW2 Commemorative medal - 9/May 1945 - 1975. 30 years Anniv.

£7.50

CANADA.

   
 

Special Service (Service Spécial) Medal / obv maple leaf, on mounting pin

£14

CHINA

   
 

1945-1950 Commemorative medal, numbered 403661 on rev. Gilt with red

 
 

enamelled star on obv above palace; with its paper env of issue

£30

 

Korea service medal, uniface, features map of Korea; red enamels

£10

 

1950s Korea-China Friendship medal (made in N. Korea)

£8

 

Long Life of Peace medal, presented to North Koreans by the Chinese

 
 

people's consolatory group; 25/10/1953. Silvered, good quality

£15

 

Another, as above, in bronze with red colour, inferior quality.

£5

CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

   
 

Service medal in bronze, obv lion l. / rev branch & 'Za Sluzbu Vlasti'

£7.50

ETHIOPIA

   
 

Service medal, gilt for the Congo - map of Africa, with Congo highlighted,

£18

 

Hailie Selassie coronation medal/Eritrea. Gilt. Attractive

£24

 

UN Famine medal; curious inverted shamrock shape.

£12

 

Victory v Italy 1941. Cu-Ni uniface.

£12

FINLAND.

   
 

Commemorative medal of the Continuation War 1941-45

£16

FRANCE.

   
 

Glazed frame with 5 WW1 medals awarded to Martin COUDERL, a soldier in the 29th Groupe of Brancardiers; wounded once, he took part in campaigns in France, verdun and Belgium :- Wounded medal with intact enamels; Victory medal; Croix du Combattant; WW1 Commemorative medal; Medaille Militaire; all set against attractive scroll-type certificate of his wartime participation.

£125

 

Glazed frame awarded to WW1 Casualty - Monsieur Eugene VINCENT ; 'mort au Champ d'Honneur' - certificate listing the Loi of 23/6/1920 and containing in the ornate wooden frame ( 53cms by 43cms) three medals, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre with 5-ptd star and WW1 Commemorative medal.

£90

 

Glazed frame containing Croix du Combattant to Henri MOTTEAU and scroll for his involvement in Morocco (Maroc) at RIF in 1925/27. Plus his colonial medal for Maroc. (Attached to 90th Regiment of Infantry).

£65

     
 

Legion of Honour medal, mounted as worn; super condition, lovely enamels, although with 4 small chips to the inner blue ring. With real gold core !

£90

 

Another, 1870s issue, white enamel mostly intact / blue inner ring damaged

£35

 

Another, recent issue, intact modern enamels. (Republique Francaise)

£25

 

Military Medal (Médaille Militaire), Excellent enamels.

£25

     
 

1870/1871 bronze medal for 'les defenseurs de la patrie'.

£20

 

1870/71 Franco-Prussian War medallet - "Oublier… Jamais", on old ribbon

£18

 

St. Helena copper medal : bust of Napoleon; rev. Campaigns of 1792 to 1815

£62

 

Colonial medal for Madagascar 2nd exp. 1895, set ornate bar 1895 on ribbon

£55

 

Colonial medal in bronze for North Africa, set bar Algerie.

£32

 

Colonial medal for Maroc; rev. Maroc, set ornate bar "Maroc". Silver

£55

 

Colonial medal in bronze for the Levant, set bar 'Levant'. (1922 Syria/Sicily)

£35

 

Medal for Tonkin / China / Annam 1883-1885; Army issue with six battles

 
 

listed on reverse : Sontay / Bac-Ninh / Fou-Tcheou / Formose / Tuyen-Quan /

 
 

Pescadores……………..

£65

 

Medal for Tonkin / China / Annam 1883-1885; Navy issue with seven battles

 
 

listed on reverse ; the six as for Army, plus Cau-Giai. Rare………

£87

 

1859 Italian Campaign, listing 6 battle-sites on rev. Obv Napoleon III silver

£50

 

Another, no ribbon

£40

 

WW1 Croix de Guerre, reverse dates - 1914-17.

£18

 

WW1 War Orphans medal - square with incised corners - "Orphelinat des Armees", and thin bleu/blanc/rouge ribbonnet.

£12

 

WW2 Croix de Guerre, rev. 1939 (rare reverse) set 5-ptd star on ribbon

£25

 

WW2 Croix de Guerre, rev. 1939 1940, set 5-ptd star on ribbon

£25

 

WW2 Cross of Military Valour (Croix de la Valeur Militaire)

£15

 

WW2 Commemorative medal ( Cockerel), set bar Liberation

£23

 

Silvered Chemins de Fer award, to Louis Carroz 1923, set train on ribbon

£14

 

Another, similar, medaille d'honneur, to S.Vignon 1965

£10

 

Rare French Miners bronze medal (for German Collaboration - Ehre und Arbeit)

 
 

Mines de la Sarre - 1923

£25

 

Another, dated 1925

£25

 

Another, dated 1927

£25

EAST GERMANY (DDR)

   
 

Cased Order of the Red Banner of Work, 2nd class, plus ribbon bar. Deep red enamels, very pleasing.

£15

 

Bronze Artur Becker medal, set plaque on ribbon FDJ; youth medal

£8

GREECE.

   
 

WW2 service medal 1940 - 41; rare now.

£10

HUNGARY

   
 

WW1 Commemorative medal for Combattants

£15

INDIA

   
 

WW2 bronze badge - "Overseas Service".

£10

IRAQ

   
 

Service cross in bronze for 1958.

£17

 

Iraqi medal for 1st Gulf War - the 'Mother of all Battles' in 1991/2. Pleasing

 
 

gilt uniface medal with 4-colour enamels.

£15

ITALY.

   
 

African Campaign for Ethiopia - Africa Orientale. Victor Emmanuel obv. -

 
 

rev. fasces and axe with legend Molti Nemici, Molto Onore; set sword - fert

£17

 

WW1 War Merit Cross (Merito di Guerro) VE III original ribbon

£14

 

WW1 Victory medal - choice of type 1 or 2 Each …..

£15

 

WW1 Commemorative medal, set 4 battle bars - 1915, 1916. 1917, 1918

£25

 

Another, no bars; ribbon sl faded

£10

 

Al Pontieri d'Italia medal in bronze. Dated VI 1928. Interesting

£35

 

Monte Cassino Commemorative medal for 55 years' anniversary. No. 49740.

£26

 

Per l'Italia medal set ribbon for WW2 Volunteers.

£15

 

Per l'Italia medal set ribbon for Spanish Civil War volunteers.

£15

 

Long Service Command merit medal (for Platoon Commander) -

 
 

Gold

£10

 

Silver

£8

 

Bronze

£6

 

The set of three………..

£20

JAPAN.

   
 

Red Cross medal, 2nd class, (ie no pommel on ribbon)

£28

 

China Incident War medal - 1937-45; crow on crossed flags. Rev. Mountains

 
 

clouds and waves. In black pasteboard case, top lid rough

£32

 

Medal for War v Russia, gilt. Nicely ribboned with appropriate bar.

£35

 

Brown sack with various inscriptions, including print of badge for Imperial

 
 

time-expired soldier's league - with top draw-strings.

£15

KOREA

   
 

Syngman Rhee medal, in original box of issue

£12

 

United Nations medal for Korea, original 1950s issue

£25

 

United Nations medal for Korea, later US issue

£10

NETHERLANDS.

   
 

WW2 Commemorative Cross, neatly mounted by Tack, Breda, set with 2 bars

 
 

Krijg te Land 1940-1945, Oost-Azie-Zuid-Pacific 1942-1945, plus ribbon bar

 
 

set with 2 bronze stars

£20

 

Another, set bar "Krijg te Land 1940-45", with ribbon bar set 1 star.

£17

 

Overseas star - Orde-Vrede, set 3 bars - 1946, 1947, 1948; plus ribbon bar set with 3 bronze stars.

£30

 

Another, set 2 bars - 1946, 1947.

£15

 

Another, set 2 bars - 1947, 1948.

£15

 

Another, set 2 bars - 1948, 1949.

£15

 

12 years Faithful Service medal, Queen Juliana, on padded yellow ribbon, in its Van Wielik card case of issue.

£20

OMAN

   
 

Gilt medal, 15th anniversary - National Day.

£10

PAKISTAN.

   
 

Bahawalpur medal 1947, in bronze

£14

 

Another, in Cu-Ni

£12

     

A

1965 War with India medal

£7.50

B

1971 War with India medal

£7.50

C

1988 War with India medal

£7.50

D

1956 Jubilee medal, also known as the Republic medal

£7.50

E

Mountain Survival medal

£7.50

F

100th Anniversary of the Founder of Pakistan medal (Jonghai Sad Saaba) ''72

£7.50

G

Hijra medal

£7.50

H

10 years Service medal (1992)

£7.50

J

50th Anniversary medal for Independence

£7.50

K

Resolution day medal

£7.50

 

The set of these 10 (ten) A to K medals……………..

£60

POLAND.

   
 

WW2 Commemorative Medal 1984-1944 PRL. Rev - Walka Praca Socializm

£8

 

Service medals - set of 3 - gold, silver and bronze. Za zaslugi Dla Obronnosci Kraju

£15

 

Bronze medal, as above, plus matching miniature with enamelled 'ribbon'

£9

 

Krasicki medal - Youth Movement; nice red enamelled star; uniface

£7

 

ZSMP Youth Movement star; red enamels; uniface

£7

 

Cross of Merit, with swords in gold, intact red and gold enamels RP

£15

 

Cross of Merit, with swords in silver, intact red enamels RP

£12

 

Cross of Merit, silver. Lovely intact red enamels PRL

£10

 

Cased MSW medal in 'silver' - for 20 years : W Sluzbie Narodu; plus brooch

£18

RHODESIA / ZIMBABWE. (These are without ribbon)

   
 

Legion of Merit Service Cross, gilt, for Officers, set lion's head.

£7

 

Another, as above, no top loose ring.

£5

 

For Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, white/black lion enamelled centre; uniface

£8

 

Silver Police Reserve medal for Faithful Service, named on edge to 8574T

 
 

F/R. B. BRENNAN. Disc only

£20

ROMANIA.

   
 

1941 medal for Crusade against Communism

£17

 

Service medal in 'silver', with red/white tri-fold ribbon. Medalja za Vijne Zasluge

£15

 

1944-1974 - 30 years commem. of freedom from Fascism; colourful ribbon

£17

 

1921-1971 - 50 years commem. of founding of Romanian state. Gilt/enamels

£20

SOUTH AFRICA.

   
 

WW2 Territorial Efficiency medal, Geo VI ; bi-lingual bar to Cpl IA PENNEY,

 
 

S.A.A.F. Plus copy of service record. EF

£95

SWEDEN.

   
 

Cased silver medal for Long Service and patriotism - to Melker Mattsson - medal marked on edge near top crown 'silver 1950'. Obv Bust of Gustav V; case marked - Fran K. Patriotiska Sallskapet. Long yellow/green ribbon

£50

 

Service medal in silver (mkd silver 1932), obv Gustav V, rev text, including ' Till Carl Oscar Streiffert.

£40

SYRIA.

   
 

Army Silver Jubilee medal, uniface, gilt and enamelled; set silver star on ribbon

£10

 

Order of Bravery, 3rd class, gilt, uniface.

£10

 

Wounded medal (see Wehrlich p. 299) green/yellow ribbon

£15

 

Service medal, pretty medal with gilding and enamels

£10

THAILAND.

   
 

Pair, as Order of the Elephant - Ladies issue 1st class medal and breast badge, super enamels.

£165

 

Order of the Elephant, Commander's medal - enamels intact, v long ribbon

£65

 

Order of the Elephant, 4th class medal with pommel on ribbon

£20

 

Order of the Elephant, 4th class medal with pommel on Ladies' ribbon

£25

 

Order of the Crown, 3rd class for Commanders, long ribbon

£65

 

Order of the Crown, 3rd class for Commanders - Ladies bow mounting

£65

 

Order of the Crown - 4th class Companion, Ladies' issue : medal on Ladies

 
 

ribbon and breast badge, lovely enamels; in blue velveeteen case of issue.

£150

 

Order of the Crown, 5th class

£15

 

Coronation medal in 'silver' for King IX. Yellow/white striped ribbon

£30

 

Chakrabarti Mala medal, for 25 years service, elephant/buddha, ornate buckle

£30

 

Service medal awarded for service in the Second World War -

 
 

features a charging elephant with armed rider - base metal issue

£10

TUNISIA

   
 

Cased Order of Glory - Nichan-El-Iftikhan. Lovely colours, intact.

£85

USA.

   
 

Afghanistan Campaign medal, rev "For service in Afghanistan"

£10

 

War on Terrorism - Service medal, may be worn officially.

£10

 

War on Terrorism - Expeditionary medal, may be worn officially.

£10

 

State of Pennsylvania - WW1 National Guard Medal, Mint + ribbon bar & box

£14

 

State of Pennsylvania - 1916 Mexican Border service medal, as above. Mint

£14

     

11

Coast Guard Distinguished Service medal

£20

14

Legion of Merit.

£18

14a

Legion of Merit, set silver miniature on ribbon (for Officer)

£23

16

Soldier's medal

£10

17

Medal for Heroism

£12

19

Coast Guard medal, with earlier ribbon (red/edged in white, with blue at right)

£12

22

Purple Heart

£20

23

Defence Meritorious Service medal, cased, with min. ribbon bar & enamel bar

£25

25

Air Medal

£17

34

Army Achievement medal

£8

35a

Air Force Achievement medal, in silver for Civilians

£12

36

Air Force Achievement medal.

£8

41

Combat Readiness medal, in perspex case, with ribbon bar and lapel badge

£20

43

Navy Good Conduct medal

£8

48

Army Reserve Components Achievement medal, plus ribbon bar

£10

51

Selected Marine Corps Reserve medal

£8

64

WW2 Victory medal

£10

 

WW2 Victory medal, early strike, cased, by Smilo; box dated 10 Oct 1946

£14

 

Another, cased by JR Wood; box dated 6/14/46

£14

68

Humane Action medal (for Berlin Airlift), cased as issued with ribbon bar

£10

69

National Defence Service medal, MINT, in card box plus ribbon bar

£10

73

Armed Forces Expeditionary Service medal

£8

74

Vietnam Service medal, cased with ribbon bar

£8

77

Humanitarian Service medal

£8

78

Outstanding Volunteer Service medal

£8

79

Armed Forces Reserve medal - type 1

£8

79

Armed Forces Reserve medal - Air Force, plus ribbon bar in Smilo case

£12

104

UN Multinational Force & Observers medal

£18

107

Kuwait - Gulf War - Liberation of Kuwait; cased with ribbon bar

£10

 

Cased set - Defence Logistics Agency - For Meritorious Civilian Service,

 
 

atttractive medal, plus 2-part lapel badge. Deluxe case

£24

YUGOSLAVIA.

   
 

Order of Bravery against Fascism, gilt. Numbered on rev.

£7

 

People's Merit medal, gilt.

£6

 

People's medal for diligence.

£6

 

Order of Travail, 3rd class; uniface, numbered on rev. Screw-back

£15

ZAIRE.

   
 

Civic Merit medal, in silver, set colourful ribbon (Belgian make) in blue box

£4

 

Civic Merit medal, in bronze, set colourful ribbon (Belgian make) in blue box

£3

 

The Pair …..

£6

ZIMBABWE

   
 

(See also under Rhodesia)

 
 

Zimbabwe Independence medal - 18 April 1980. No ribbon

£8

 

Zimbabwe Chief brass badge; unnamed as issued, with 2 rev. lugs

£7

GULF WAR ISSUES.

   
 

Saudi Arabia - deluxe green cased set, as :- Combat medal, full-size and miniature, plus ribbon bar. (12 enamelled gilt circles, + 5 rows of dots).

£20

 

Kuwait - Liberation of Kuwait medal, standard issue, as awarded to British troops, plus ribbon bar, in blue plastic case of issue with white card slip outer.

£10

 

Kuwait - Liberation of Kuwait medal, in deluxe Bertoni case - for Italian officers

£14

RUSSIA.

   
 

1806 Bravery medal in silver; to soldiers re-enlisting for 3 or 6 more years.

£70

 

Cross in brass for the battle in Pilau (Prussia) dated 27/9/1807

£60

 

Cross in brass for the battle in Moldovia (Bazargsek) dated 22/5/1810

£60

 

1814 medal in silver for Capture of Paris by the Russians.

£45

 

1817 - 1717 100 years commem. of War with Prussia. Silver Peter Alexiewitz

£60

 

Commemorative medal for Justice 1826 - large brass medal. Obv of Nicholas I

£35

 

Bravery medal in brass for struggle against Turkey. 1828-1829

£30

 

Odessa Plague medal in silver - Nicholas I cypher, 1837

£45

 

Military Good Conduct medal in silver, 1840s. Octagonal. NI cypher.

£50

 

Western Caucasus medal in brass 1857-58 1859. Obv Crowned A II cypher

£40

 

1881 Bravery medal; large format in bronze, obv bust of Alexander II

£50

 

1881 Good Conduct medal; similar to above

£50

 

Medal for Expeditions in Middle Asia - 1853-1895; NI and NII cyphers. Silver

£40

 

China War medal 1900 - 1901 Boxer Rebellion in silver N II cypher.

£50

 

1903 / 1803 bronze star to the Estland Regiment, screw-back. NII / AII

£60

 

Crimea Commemorative medal 1855 - 1905. Cyrillic script. Bronze

£35

 

Naval War against Japan in brass 1904-1905

£25

 

Naval War against Japan in 'silver' 1904-1905

£40

 

Bravery medal in silver - Alexander II, bust left.

£45

 

Bravery medal in silver - Alexander II, older bust right.

£40

 

Good Conduct medal in silver - octagonal shape. Alexander II

£45

     
 

Mounted Russian group of four (4), as:

 
 

Medal for Combat Service, Defence of Leningrad, Victory over Germany in WW2, and Leningrad's Commemorative medal for 250th anniversary.

£65

 

Mounted Russian group of four (4), as:

 
 

Order of Glory, 3rd cl, no. 255673; Medal for Valour no. 1419042; Outstanding

 
 

Achievement sin Labour medal; Labour Distinction medal. Intact enamels.

£75

     
 

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; screw-back, numbered 808284 on rev.

£35

 

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; screw-back, numbered on rev.

£18

 

Motherhood medal - Gold, 1st class

£12

 

Gold Star medal - pleasant copy in base metal, gilt.

£20

 

Gold Hammer & Sickle medal - pleasing and affordable copy in gilt brass

£20

 

Labour Distinction medal

£15

 

Labour Veteran medal

£10

 

Medal for Combat Service in silver with enamel

£12

 

Veteran Serviceman's medal.

£10

 

Defence of Leningrad

£25

 

Defence of Moscow

£25

 

Medal for Victory over Germany 11941-45

£10

 

Medal for Assiduous Labour Effort in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45

£10

 

Capture of Berlin

£25

 

Jubilee medal 1945-1985, also known as Russian Convoy medal (40 years);

 
 

Awarded to the British Navy, who also participated.

£10

 

Jubilee medal 1945-1995 NEW

£8

 

Jubilee medal 1918-1948

£15

 

Jubilee medal 1918-1968 nice touch of red enamels

£10

 

Jubilee medal 1918-1988

£5

 

Set of 3 Army LS/GC medals, 1st, 2nd & 3rd classes (10, 15 and 20 years)

£15

 

Army LS/GC medal for 20 years, boxed

£8

 

Army LS/GC medal for 15 years, boxed

£6

 

Army LS/GC medal for 10 years, boxed

£4

 

Soviet Militia, 50th anniversary 1917-1967.

£21

 

Medal to commemorate Moscow's 800th anniversary

£15

 

Medal to commemorate Leningrad's 250th anniversary

£10

 

Medal to commemorate Kiev's 1500th anniversary

£10

 

Medal to Commemorate 120 years of Russian Diving - 1882 : 2002

£20

 

Lenin - Commemorative medal for his 100 years 1870 - 1970

£10

 

Georgy JUKOV medal 1896 - 1996.

£10

 

Russian Federation 10 years LS/GC medal to Officers, 3rd class

£15

 

Medal for Russian / Afghanistan Friendship. Enamelled twin flags. Rare now

£20

 

Chernobyl medal - awarded to those helping in the clean-up

£10

     
 

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